HC Deb 25 October 1984 vol 65 cc714-5W
Mr. Gordon Brown

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table giving the number of employees in the Ordnance Survey at 1 April for the years 1970 to 1984.

Mr. Waldegrave

The information requested is given in the following table:

Date Ordnance Survey manpower total
1 April 1970 4,720
1 April 1971 4,672
1 April 1972 4,646
1 April 1973 4,671
1 April 1974 4,547
1 April 1975 4,577
1 April 1976 4,453
1 April 1977 4,183
1 April 1978 3,813
1 April 1979 3,630
1 April 1980 3,475
1 April 1981 3,371
1 April 1982 3,151
1 April 1983 2,970
1 April 1984 2,814