§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many civil servants of the following grades were in post in his Department on 1 April and how many he expects to be in post in his Department on 1 April 1981, 1 April 1982 and 1 April 1983: permanent secretary, deputy secretary, under-secretary and assistant secretary.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe number of staff in post in these grades on 1 April 1980 was as follows:
Permanent under-secretary of State 1 Deputy under-secretary of State 7 Assistant under-secretary of State 23 Assistant secretary 50 I cannot say at this stage what I expect the numbers to be in each grade in future years. But reductions in the size of the civil service will include a proportionate saving in senior posts.