§ Mr. John Townendasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give the number of civil servants at his Department on 1 January 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980; and what plans he has for reductions in numbers during 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe number of civilian staff, showing the Royal Ordnance Factories and locally-engaged civilians overseas separately, employed by the Ministry of Defence at 1 January each year from 1975 is shown below: