§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many unemployment review officers are currently employed by the Department of Health and Social Security; and what were the numbers employed in 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983, respectively.
§ Dr. BoysonNot all unemployment review officers are engaged full-time on this work so it is not possible to be specific about the number of officers involved, but at the end of December 1983, the latest date for which figures are available, the number was the equivalent of approximately 650 full-time posts. Corresponding figures for earlier years are as follows:
December 1980 925 1981 770 1982 570