§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people were employed by his Department in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 and to the nearest available date in 1985.
§ Mr. FowlerThe numbers of staff in post in my Department for the years in question were:
1 April 1979 98,369 1980 96,209 1981 97,411 1982 95,543 1983 94,101 1984 90,474 1985 92,788 As at 1 December 1985, the most recent date for which figures are available, the number of staff in post was 92,892.