HC Deb 08 February 1985 vol 72 c698W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Prime Minister if she will break down by Department the reductions in Civil Service numbers achieved in each year since 1979.

The Prime Minister

Figures can be obtained from the following documents:

  1. (i) 1982–83 and 1983–84: Annual Reports from the Treasury to the Treasury and Civil Service Select Committee:
  2. (ii) 1981–82: First Special Report of the Treasury and Civil Service Select Committee 1982–83 (House of Commons Paper No. 46);
  3. (iii) 1980–81: Seventh Report of the Treasury and Civil Service Select Committee 1980–81 (House of Commons Paper No. 423);
  4. (iv) 1979–80: Summaries of the Civil Service Quarterly Staff Returns. All these documents are available in the House of Commons Library. Figures for 1984–85 are not yet available.