§ Mr. Robert C. Brownasked the Minister for the Civil Service what is the total number of civil servants employed 70W by the Department of Health and Social Security 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. Patrick JenkinI have been asked to reply.
The number of permanent civil servants employed in the Department on the dates and in the area specified were as follows:
1 May 1979 1 April 1981 Local Offices Department Local Offices Department City of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 513 11,167 502 10,613 Tyne and Wear 1,809 4,630 1,780 4,749 Northern region 4,342 17,912 4,327 17,500
§ Mr. Robert C. Brownasked the Minister for the Civil Service (1) what is the total number of civil servants employed in (a) city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, (b) Tyne and Wear county and (c) the Northern region at the latest available date and in May 1979;
(2) how many civil servants there were employed in Department of Health and Social Security local offices in (a) Newcastle-upon-Tyne, (b) Tyne and Wear county and (c) the Northern region at the latest available date and in May 1979.
§ Mr. HayhoeFigures are not held centrally for May 1979. The number of non-industrial staff in post in these areas at 1 April 1979 and at 1 January 1981—the latest available date—is given below:
Staff in post (full-time equivalents) Area 1 April 1979 1 January 1981 Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Metropolitan County) 17,500 17,000 Tyne and Wear County 22,400 21,500 Northern Economic Planning Region 36,600 35,600