§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many new staff have been employed by his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Hayhoe[pursuant to his reply, 12 July 1984]: The number of new staff employed in the Treasury and in the National Economic Development Office (NEDO) in each of the last five years is as follows:
Treasury NEDO 1979 97 23 1980 99 19 1981 62 19 1982 201 17 1983 189 37 Comparative information for retirements and resignations is as follows:
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Treasury NEDO 1979 119 17 1980 115 29 1981 93 19 1982 251 26 1983 266 41 The significant increases in the years 1982 and 1983 stem from the transfer on 7 December 1981 of certain functions, and the staff employed thereon, from the Civil Service Department to HM Treasury following the Transfer of Functions (Minister for the Civil Service and Treasury) Order 1981 (SI No. 1680).