Departmental Staff (Hansard, 12 July 1984)

§ Mr. Nicholas Winterton
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the employees of his Department are registered as disabled.

§ Mr. Brittan
On 1 June 1984 the number of registered disabled persons employed by the Home Office was 198, four of whom were part-time staff.

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

§ Mr. Brittan
The information requested is set out in the table. The figures in brackets indicate the numbers of staff who left the Department in the same periods through retirement, resignation, death in service or other reasons. Industrial staff are recruited locally and equivalent information could be provided only at disproportionate cost, but there has been a net decrease in numbers over the past five years.

1 July to 30 June Prison Department Staff Other Staff(excluding industrials) Total

1979–80 1,069 (1,059) 672 (1,288) 1,741 (2,347)

1980–81 790 (908) 388 (764) 1,178 (1,672)

1981–82 486 (897) 390 (706) 876 (1,672)

1982–83 1,030 (899) 531 (681) 1,561 (1,580)

1983–84 1,171 (1,007) 548 (657) 1,719 (1,664)

TOTAL 4,546 (4,770) 2,529 (4,096) 7,075 (8,866)

1 July to 30 June	Prison Department Staff	Other Staff(excluding industrials)	Total
1979–80	1,069	(1,059)	672	(1,288)	1,741	(2,347)
1980–81	790	(908)	388	(764)	1,178	(1,672)
1981–82	486	(897)	390	(706)	876	(1,672)
1982–83	1,030	(899)	531	(681)	1,561	(1,580)
1983–84	1,171	(1,007)	548	(657)	1,719	(1,664)
TOTAL	4,546	(4,770)	2,529	(4,096)	7,075	(8,866)