§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Minister for the Civil Service what have been the total numbers of new civil servants employed for each month from November 1980 to February 1981 inclusive.
§ Mr. Hayhoe[pursuant to his reply, 18 March 1981, c. 125]: Monthly totals of new entrants to the non-industrial Home Civil Service up to the latest month for which reliable data are available—up-dating the information I gave to my hon. Friend on 13 November 1980, Vol. 992, c. 374—are as follows. Quarterly totals are also given as they are less prone to erratic fluctuations.
1980 Numbers April 4,430 May 2,660 June 4,050 Quarterly total 11,140 July 3,550 August 4,740 September 3,620 Quarterly total 11,910 October (provisional) 3,300 November (provisional) 4,000