HC Deb 10 April 1981 vol 2 c363W

how many civil servants there were employed by the Manpower Services Commission in (a) the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, (b) Tyne and Wear county and (c) the Northern region at the latest available date and in May 1979.

Mr. Waddington

The number of permanent civil servants employed by the Manpower Services Commission in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear county and the Northern region on 1 April 1981 and 1 April 1979 were as follows:

1 April 1981 1 April 1979
City of Newcastle upon Tyne 235 258
Tyne and Wear county 864 942
Northern region 1,709 1,797

I regret that information in respect of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne and Tyne and Wear county is not available for May 1979.