HL Deb 24 November 1981 vol 425 c746WA
Lord Boyd-Carpenter

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many civil servants were serving in the Home Office on 1st January 1981; and what is the present total.

Lord Belstead

The information is as follows:

1st January 1981: 35,481 (including 25,826 in the prison department)

1st November 1981: 34,905 (including 25,690 in the prison department)