§ 32. Mr. Trippierasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the latest estimate of manpower employed in his Department; and what is the per centage reduction since May 1979.
§ Mr. HeseltineOn 1 May 1980 there were 47,904 staff employed in my Department. This represents a reduction of 8.1 per cent, on the 1 May 1979 figure of 52,122.