§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many of the employees of his Department are registered as disabled.
§ Mr. Butcher152 employees of the Department of Trade and Industry are registered as disabled.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many new staff have been employed by his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe following new staff were employed by my Department between 1979 and 1983:
Number 1979 1,186 1980 1,179 1981 433 1982 746 1983 687 During the same period, total staff numbers, not counting interdepartmental transfers, fell by 2,919 —about 20 per cent.