HC Deb 26 October 1982 vol 29 c337W
Mr. Whitehead

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish the total manpower—not full-time equivalents—of central Government in England and Wales on a consistent basis for each year since 1952.

Mr. Hayhoe:

The information held centrally is only on the basis of full-time equivalents for the years in question. It would involve disproportionate effort and cost to prepare the figures on another basis.