HC Deb 01 August 1984 vol 65 c327W
Mrs. Rumbold

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what levels of staff reductions his Department has achieved since the beginning of the current parliamentary session.

Mr. Nicholas Edwards

The permanent staff of my Department numbered 2,196½ full time equivalents on 1 July 1983 and 2,192 on 1 July 1984. The latter figure includes 11 staff whose work was transferred to the Welsh Office from other Government Departments.