Departmental Manpower

HC Deb 17 March 1987 vol 112 c445W

Mr. Richard Shepherd

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

Mr. MacGregor

At 1 January 1987 there were 599,421 staff in post in central Government Departments. Of these 506,688 were non-industrials and 92,733 industrials.