HC Deb 31 July 1984 vol 65 c201W
Mrs. Rumbold

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what levels of staff reductions his Department has achieved since the beginning of the current parliamentary Session.

Mr. Butcher

The number of staff in the Department has declined from 13,105 at 1 July 1983 to 12,450 at 1 July 1984—a reduction of 655.