HC Deb 30 June 1980 vol 987 c439W
Mr. Grylls

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment 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. Heseltine

The figures at 1 April 1980 were:—

Permanent secretaries 3
Deputy secretaries 11
Under-secretaries 58
Assistant secretaries 95

These figures include staff in the Property Services Agency. They also include staff employed within the common services directorates and the joint regional offices of my Department and the Ministry of Transport.

I am reviewing the work of my Department and I am not in a position to set targets for any of the dates requested at this time.