§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the staff establishment of his Department on 1 April 1979 and on 1 April of the current year ; and what was the shortfall on these figures, if any, and the grades and geographical regions where the shortfall occurred.
§ Mr. Peter Rees[pursuant to his reply, 23 May 1980, c. 470] : The information is as follows. Staff in departmental or specialist grades are shown at the nearest equivalent general service grade :
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TREASURY April 1979 1 April 1980 Estimates provision Shortfall Estimates provision Shortfall Principal and above … … 218 −2 217 −2 SEO … … 39 0 35 0 HEO … … 108 −1 103 −1 EO … … 137½ −4 126½ −4 CO … … 158 −12½ 151 −2½ CA … … 84 −19 75 −8½ Other … … 390½ −31 376½ −17½ 1,135 69½ 1,084 35½ Note : All Treasury staff are London-based.