§ 43. Mr. Chapmanasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total reduction in Civil Service jobs between January 1979 and the latest date for which figures are available for each country of the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Hayhoe:Information is not available in terms of the number of jobs reduced, but the total reduction in civil servants between 1 January 1979 and 1 April 1982 for each country of the United Kingdom was as follows:
1.1.79 Staff in post 1.4.82 Staff in post Reduction in Staff in post England 605,200 546,800 58,400 Scotland 70,600 66,700 3,900 Wales 40,600 37,600 3,100 Northern Ireland 6,500 5,600 900 Elsewhere 10,200 9,700 600 Total 733,200 666,400 66,800 Note:
1. Part-time staff are counted as half units.
2. All figures are independently rounded.