§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Minister for the Civil Service how many people have been employed in central Government in each year since 1977.
Number employed (not full-time equivalents) Year HM Forces and Womens Services NHS Civil Service Others 1977 327,000 1,155,000 736,000 87,000 1978 318,000 1,175,000 728,000 86,000 1979 314,000 1,197,000 720,000 88,000 1980 323,000 1,228,000 689,000 87,000 The figures are mid-year estimates and update those published in the November 1980 issue of Economic Trends. The figures for the Civil Service exclude staff in trading fund organisations which are classified to the public corporation sector.