§ Mr. Stuart Hollandasked the Minister for the Civil Service what employment reductions in the Civil Service (a) there were from April 1980 to date and (b) are anticipated from now to April 1984 from offices located in central London, either the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys central statistical area or a similar definition; and, within both categories (a) and (b) above, what are the figures by department.
§ Mr. Hayhoe[pursuant to his reply, 26 March 1981, c. 408]: There were 83,500 non-industrial civil servants in inner London on 1 January 1981, the latest date for which comprehensive figures are available centrally. The comparable figure for 1 April 1980 was 85,500. A breakdown by Departments is given in the following table.
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Staff in post in inner London by Department at 1 April 1980 and 1 January 1981 Department 1 April 1980 1 January 1981 (provisional) Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 2,350 2,250 Civil Service Department (incl. CISCO and Parliamentary Counsel 1,650 1,600 Customs and Excise 4,450 4,300 Defence (incl. Royal Ordnance Factories) 13,350 13,050 Education and Science 1,600 1,550 Employment Group 6,950 6,450 Energy 1,050 1,000 Environment (incl. Property Services Agency) 7,600 7,400 Health and Social Security 7,000 8,750 Home Office 6,400 6,550
Department 1 April 1980 1 January 1981 (provisional) Industry 4,300 4,250 Inland Revenue 7,550 7,400 Lord Chancellor's Department 2,850 2,900 Overseas Development 1,650 1,550 Trade 3,850 4,150 Transport 1,200 1,200 Treasury 1,000 1,000 Others 10,600 8,150 Total 85,500 83,500 Notes
1. Part-timers counted as half units. SIP refers to non-industrial Home Civil Service.
2. Inner London pay area that is within five miles of Charing Cross.
3. 1 January 1981—latest date for which this information is available.
4. Figures are independently rounded.