Government Departments (Staff)

HC Deb 05 June 1986 vol 98 c609W

Mr. Cash

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the number of staff in post in central Government Departments at 1 April 1986.

Mr. MacGregor

At 1 April 1986 there were 594,365 staff in post — 498,223 non-industrials and 96,142 industrials. The number of Civil Servants has fallen by 137,910, or 18.8 per cent, since 1 April 1979.