HC Deb 09 July 1984 vol 63 cc427-8W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Energy how many of the employees of his Department are registered as disabled.

Mr. Peter Walker

At present my Department has 10 employees who are registered as disabled.

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Energy how many new staff have been employed by his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

Mr. Peter Walker

The numbers of new staff, including transfers from other Government Departments, employed by my Department in each of the last five financial years, were:

Numbers
1979–80 148
1980–81 101
1981–82 91.5
1982–83 81
1983–84 106.5
Total 528

Over the same period the total numbers of staff employed in the Department declined as follows:

Staff in post as at 1 April Numbers
1980 1,268
1981 1,203.5
1982 1,137
1983 1,105.5
1984 1,098