HC Deb 05 July 1985 vol 82 cc283-4W
Mrs. Rumbold

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what manpower reductions his Department has achieved in 1984–85.

Sir Keith Joseph

Between 1 April 1984 and 1 April 1985 the number of staff in the Department increased by 48, well within the agreed manpower ceilings which rose from 2,402 at 1 April 1984 to 2,472 at 1 April 1985. The 1985 ceiling allowed for an expansion of Her Majesty's inspectorate to support the Government's policies to raise standards in education.

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