§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will publish in the Official Report the total establishment and the number of civil servants in post on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October, for each of the following Departments: Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Civil
Department Main Estimates 1980–81 Permanent Staff Staff in Post 1980 1 January 1 April 1 July 1 October Agriculture, Fisheries and Food … … … 13,820 13,623 13,758 13,647 13,406 Civil Service Department (excl CISCO) … … 3,415 3,307 3,275 3,246 3,242 Ministry of Defence … 218,385 220,213 218,026 214,786 213,446 Education and Science … 2,625 2,590 2,596 2,572 2,571 Department of Employment Group … 52,403 51,380 50,701 50,568 50,912 Department of Energy … 1,305 1,267 1,263 1,240 1,222 Department of the Environment (incl. PSA) 48,801 49,197 48,280 47,465 45,914 Department of Transport … 14,036 13,600 13,633 13,702 13,291 Foreign and Commonwealth Office … 9,627 9,545 9,486 9,419 9,490 Department of Health and Social Security … 95,829 95,391 96,209 97,294 97,917 Home Office … … 34,726 33,680 34,095 34,659 34,924 Department of Inductry … 9,330 9,187 9,143 9,112 9,120 Department of Trade … 7,203 7,239 7,198 7,183 7,186 Scottish Office (incl. Royal Scottish Museum) … … … 11,130 10,836 10,950 10,954 10,911 Welsh Office … … 2,505 2,531 2,481 2,433 2,388 Northern Ireland Office … 258 219 220 225 219 H.M. Treasury … … 1,084 1,026 1,044 1,027 1,018 Paymaster General's Office 923 896 924 926 934 527,405 525,727 523,282 520,458 518,111
§ Mr. Churchillasked the Minister for the Civil Service what has been the total reduction in civil servants in the current financial year to date in respect of each Department; and of these what percentage is attributable to reductions in the Ministry of Defence.
§ Mr. ChannonSince 1 April 1980 Civil Service numbers have fallen by 8,000. The change by Department is shown in the table below. 57 per cent. of the total reduction is in the Ministry of Defence.
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Difference + - Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 338 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster's Departments 4 Service, Defence, Education and Science, Employment, Energy, Environment, Transport Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Health and Social Security, Home Office, Industry, Trade, Scottish Office, Welsh Office, Northern Ireland Office, Treasury and the Paymaster General's Department.
§ Mr. ChannonThe information requested is set out in the table below:
Difference + - Chancellor of the Exchequer's Departments 2,613 Education and Science 25 Employment Group 211 Energy 41 Environment (incl. PSA) 2,353 Foreign and Commonwealth 41 Home 829 Industry 23 Scotland 55 Social Services 1,719 Trade 27 Transport 342 Wales 93 Other civil departments 488 Defence (incl ROFs) 4,554 Total all Departments 2,882 10,847