HC Deb 04 February 1987 vol 109 cc733-4W
Mr. Latham

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will set out in tabular form for 1 April 1985 and 1 April 1986 (a) the total number of architects, including landscape architects, employed by the Property Services Agency and (b) the equivalent figure for the design office of the directorate-general of design services.

Mr. Chope

The information is as follows:

1 April 1985 1 April 1986
(a) Architects (including Landscape Architects) in PSA 419 444
(b) Architects (including Landscape Architects) in the Design Office of the Directorate General of Design Services 31 43

The figure for the design office at 1 April 1986 includes eight architects in the students training office, which was transferred from the directorate of civil accommodation in 1985–86.

Mr. Latham

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total number of staff in post in the Property Services Agency on 1 April 1985 and 1 April 1986 respectively, identifying separately non-industrial and industrial staff.

Mr. Chope

The numbers of staff in post on 1 April 1985 and 1 April 1986 were as follows:

1 April 1985 1 April 1986
Property Services Agency
Non-industrial 14,491 14,710
Industrial 11,354 10,361
Total 25,845 25,071
The Crown Suppliers
Non-industrial 1,375 1,417
Industrial 559 521
Total 1,934 1,938
Overall Total 27,779 27,009

The figures for 1 April 1985 include 1,549 staff wholly engaged on work for United States forces and those for 1 April 1986 include 1,608.