§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Minister for the Civil Service how many researchers are currently employed in the Civil Service and in which Departments; and what were the comparable figures for May 1979.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe following table shows staff in post in the research officer category by Department at 1 January 439W 1981 and 1 April 1979. These statistics do not include staff in other occupational groups who are engaged in research work.
Staff in Post (full-time equivalents) 1 April 1979* 1 January 1981† Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 28 30 Defence 71 67 Employment Group 32 37 Environment/PSA 134 124 Home Office 41 46 Industry 26 29 Overseas Development 18 15 Scottish Office 33 33 Welsh Office 17 15 Other Departments 36 27 Total 436 423 Notes: *1 April 1979—nearest date to May 1979 for which figures are available. † 1 January 1981—latest date for which figures are available centrally.