§ Mr. Crowtherasked the Prime Minister how many jobs have ceased to exist in (a) the industrial Civil Service and (b) the non-industrial Civil Service since 3 May 1979; and what proportions of the totals these figures represent.
§ The Prime MinisterFigures are not held centrally for May 1979. The following table shows how reductions have been made in the number of industrial and non-industrial civil servants between 1 April 1979 and 1 October 1981:
Non-Industrials Industrials Total 1 April 1979 565,800 166,500 732,300 1 October 1981 534,400 145,400 679,800 Reduction 31,400 21,100 52,500 Reduction as a percentage -5.5 -12.7 -7.2