Local Office Staffs (Hansard, 29 October 1986)

HC Deb 29 October 1986 vol 103 c183W 183W

§ Dr. Godman
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of staff employed in his Department's local offices in July 1979 and July 1986 in (a) Greenock and Port Glasgow, (b) Strathclyde and (c) Scotland as a whole.

§ Mr. Lyell
The number of staff in post on 1 July for the requested years is as follows:

1979 1986

Greenock and Port Glasgow¹ 211 250.5

Strathclyde 3,933 4,401

Scotland 6,947 7,769

¹ The figures for 1979 and 1986 are not strictly comparable because of minor boundary changes in 1982 affecting Greenock.

	1979	1986
Greenock and Port Glasgow¹	211	250.5
Strathclyde	3,933	4,401
Scotland	6,947	7,769
¹ The figures for 1979 and 1986 are not strictly comparable because of minor boundary changes in 1982 affecting Greenock.