§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was and is the total establishment number of the Department of Trade and Industry in Wales for each year since 1970.
§ Mr. AtkinsStaff-in-post figures for the Department of Trade and Industry in Wales for each year since 1976 were as follows:
Number 1 April 1976 1,608 1 April 1977 2,262 1 April 1978 2,262 1 April 1979 2,395 1 April 1980 2,270 1 April 1981 2,194 1 April 1982 2,060 1 April 1983 1,979 1 April 1984 1,788 1 April 1985 1,770 1 April 1986 1,769 1 April 1987 1,727 Figures prior to 1976 are not available. The figures in the table do not represent a comparative series because of machinery of Government changes.