§ Mr. Millanasked the Minister for the Civil Service how many applicants were received by the Civil Service Commission in each of the last five years for executive officer appointments; and how many appointments were made in each of these years.
§ Mr. LuceThe figures below relate to executive officers (and departmental equivalents) in the Home Civil Service and are taken from the Civil Service Commissioners' annual reports for each of the years in question.
Applications received Appointments made 1981 23,868 1,378 1982 24,867 2,133 1983 29,910 2,712 1984 31,845 3,578 1985 32,087 4,499