§ Sir Peter Hordernasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people were employed in the social security office of his Department in 1956, 1960, 1970, 1975, 1980, and the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. LyellComprehensible figures on the total number of staff employed in the Department's local offices are not available before 1966. Information that is available is as follows:
Number of staff in post 1 April 1970 46,590 1 April 1975 57,700 1 April 1980 64,036 1 April 1986 62,567 1 November 1986 64,899