§ Mr. Eggarasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many staff from his Department have been transferred to other publicly-funded organisations since 1 April 1979.
§ Mr. HeseltineThe numbers of staff transferred from the Department of the Environment, including the Property Services Agency, to other publicly funded organisations since 1 April 1979 are:
- on 1.4.81, 765 staff transferred to the Department of Transport.
- on 1.4.82, 96 staff seconded to the Countryside Commission.
From month to month there are also the normal transfers of individuals to and from other publicly funded organisations.
§ Mr. Eggarasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the number of staff in his Department, including the Property Services Agency, on 1 April 1979 and 1 April 1982; and what was the total reduction in staff between the two dates and expressed as a percentage of the 1 April 1979 strength.
§ Mr. HeseltineThe total numbers of non-industrial and industrial staff in post in the Department of the Environment, including the Property Services Agency, was 50,412 on 1 April 1979 and 38,956 on 1 April 1982—a reduction of 11,456 or 22.7 per cent. These figures exclude the effect of transferring 765 staff to the Department of Transport on 1 April 1981.