§ Mr. Waldegraveasked the Minister for the Civil Service what was the number of staff in post in central Government Departments on 1 April.
§ Mr. HayhoeAt 1 April 1981 there were 689,600 staff in post—539,900 non-industrial and 149,700 industrial. There has thus been a reduction of 5,500 since 1 January 1981 and 42,700 since 1 April 1979.