HC Deb 28 January 1980 vol 977 c533W
Mr. R. C. Mitchell

asked the Minister of Transport how many civil servants were employed by his Department on 1 May; and what was the equivalent figure for 31 December.

Mr. Fowler

There were 14,036staff in post in my Department on 1 May 1979. On 1 January this year there were 13,600, a reduction of just over 3 per cent.