§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister for the Civil Service whether he will make a statement giving the actual or estimated number of civil servants who took part in the recent national strike.
§ Mr. HayhoeSome 273,400 non-industrial civil servants were on strike on Monday, 9 March. This represents just over 50 per cent. of the total number of non-industrial civil servants in post at 1 January 1981. Details are as follows:
Civil Servants on strike Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 3,870 Civil Service Department 1,020 HM Customs and Excise 16,420 Ministry of Defence 47,820 Department of Employment 28,730 Departments of the Environment and Transport 9,610 Department of Health and Social Security 62,250 Home Office 4,110 Department of Industry 3,370 Inland Revenue 54,920 Land Registry 3,100 Lord Chancellor's Department 2,970 Department for National Savings 6,710 Property Services Agency 7,710 Scottish Office 3,940 Scottish Courts Administration 560 Department of Trade 2,600 Welsh Office 1,120 Other Government Departments 12,570 TOTAL 273,400