HC Deb 28 July 1981 vol 9 cc426-7W
Mr. Hordern

asked the Secretary State for Social Services if he will publish a table showing the number of people employed (a) in the local offices and (b) at headquarters of the Department of Health and Social Security in each of the last 10 years, and the cost of their wages and salaries.

Mr. Patrick Jenkin

The number of permanent staff employed by the DHSS in the areas specified on 1 April in each of the last 10 years and the cost of wages and salaries for the corresponding financial years are as follows. The balance of the Department's staff are employed mainly in the central offices at Blackpool and Newcastle, in the special hospitals, and in artificial limb and appliance centres.

Headquarters Local Offices
1972 7,810 47,461
1973 *7,092 50,950
1974 7,294 54,005
1975 7,642 57,701
1976 7,951 61,246
1977 7,566 63,472
1978 *7,266 64,343
1979 6,947 65,207
1980 6,403 64,036
1981 6,007 65,047
* The decreases at these dates include transfers of staff from Headquarters command as a result of organisational changes.

Headquarters

£ million

Local Offices

£ million

1971–72 17.1 72.6
1972–73 19.3 74.4
1973–74 21.6 91.4
1974–75 28.4 120.0
1975–76 37.8 162.2
1976–77 37.7 191.4
1977–78 38.6 216.1
1978–79 41.2 240.5
1979–80 47.5 271.6
1980–81 60.8 348.7