§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will publish an analysis of Civil Service manpower changes for the years 1979–80 to 1983–84 using the same categories as in note 5 in the Treasury's annual report on manpower reductions to the Treasury and Civil Service Committee;
(2) if he will publish an analysis of manpower changes in central Government trading funds for the years 1979–80 to 1983–84 using the same categories as in note 5 in the Treasury's annual report on manpower reductions to the Treasury and Civil Service Committee;
(3) if he will publish an analysis of manpower changes in the Ordnance Survey for the years 1979–80 to 1983–84, using the same categories as in note 5 of the Treasury's annual report on manpower reductions to the Treasury and Civil Service Committee.
§ Mr. Peter ReesInformation in the form requested is not available for 1979–80. For subsequent years it is contained in successive annual reports to the Treasury and Civil Service Select Committee on manpower reductions in the Civil Service. The reports for the financial years 1980–81 and 1981–82 were published as House of Commons Papers Nos 423 (Session 1980–81) and 46 (Session 1982–83); those for 1982–83 and 1983–84 were not published by the Select Committee but copies were placed in the Library of the House for the convenience of hon. Members.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table comparable to note 2 of the Treasury's annual report in manpower reductions to the Treasury and Civil Service Committee, showing (a) the numbers employed by individual Departments for each 1 April for the years 1979 to 1984 and (b) changes in employment in numbers and in percentages over the five-year period ending 1 April 1984.
§ Mr. Peter ReesInformation in the form requested for the years 1980–81 to 1983–84 is set out in successive annual reports to the Treasury and Civil Service Select Committee on manpower reductions in the Civil Service. The reports for the financial years 1980–81 and 1981–82 were published as House of Commons Papers Nos 423 (Session 1980–81) and 46 (Session 1982–83); those for 1982–83 and 1983–84 were not published by the Select Committee but copies were placed in the Library of the House for the convenience of hon. Members. Departmental manpower numbers covering the financial year 1979–80 are detailed in the Treasury quarterly staff returns for that year, copies of which are available in the Library of the House.