HC Deb 23 November 1981 vol 13 cc278-9W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Minister for the Civil Service if she will list the number of scientific posts in each Department of the Civil Service as at May 1979 and at the latest convenient date; what are the proposed numbers in each case for 1982 and 1983; and if she will break down the figures to show in which posts the cuts have and will be made.

Mr. Hayhoe

Figures are not held centrally for May 1979. The following table shows the scientific staff in post in each Department at 1 April 1979 and 1 April 1981, the latest convenient date for which this information is available.

Staff in post*
(Full-time equivalent)
Department 1 April 1979 1 April 1981
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1,803 1,960
Civil Serivce Department 46 39
Defence (including ROFs) 10,612 9,927
Health and Safety Commission/Executive 355 334
Energy 69 69
Environment/PSA 790 687
Health and Social Security 95 69
Home Office 543 615
Overseas Development 377 289
Trade and Industry 1,817 1,722
Transport 486 443
Scottish Office 329 320
Other departments 72 73
Total 17,394 16,547

Notes:

* Includes members of open structure levels with scientific background, science group and related scientific grades.

Part-time staff are counted as half units.

No details are held centrally on the proposed numbers of posts for 1982 and 1983 nor on the posts in which cuts have or will be made. It is for individual Ministers to decide how and where to make the savings necessary to meet their own Departments' overall targets.

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