§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish by percentage and total number the industrial civil servants employed by the Ministry of Defence in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Ian StewartThe information requested as at 1 April each year is as follows: 517W
Total industrials Percentage of total MOD civilian staff 1978 156,640 53.9 1979 154,069 53.9 1980 146,723 53.1 1981 140,480 53.0 1982 132,914 52.8 These figures include locally engaged civilians overseas and staff employed in the royal ordnance factories.