Civil Servants (Hansard, 20 April 1983)

§ 45. Mr. Teddy Taylor
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many civil servants are employed in Southend.

§ Mr. Hayhoe
On 1 October 1982, the latest date for which figures are available, around 4,500 non-industrial civil servants were employed in Southend. Information on the number of industrial civil servants in Southend is not kept centrally.

§ Mr. Hooley
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what reduction has been made in the total number of civil servants between May 1979 and 31 March 1983; and how these figures divide between the three main grades in the Civil Service.

§ Mr. Hayhoe
Staff in post figures for 1 April 1983 are not yet available. Between 1 April 1979 and 1 January 1983, the latest date for which figures are available, the number of civil servants fell by 79,800. A breakdown of the reduction by categories is available only up to October 1982 and figures for the main categories are included in the following table:

Reduction to 1 October 1982

General category and related grades^* 29,100

Professional and technology category 5,300

Science category 1,600

Other non-industrial 8,800

Industrial 32,500

Total 77,300

Note:

^* Includes Administration, Economist, Statistician and Information Officer groups; Inland Revenue grades and DHSS local officer grades are also included.

	Reduction to 1 October 1982
General category and related grades^*	29,100
Professional and technology category	5,300
Science category	1,600
Other non-industrial	8,800
Industrial	32,500
Total	77,300
Note:
^* Includes Administration, Economist, Statistician and Information Officer groups; Inland Revenue grades and DHSS local officer grades are also included.