HC Deb 28 July 1988 vol 138 c454W
Mr. Amess

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total staff complement of the Forestry Commission in each year since 1973.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The figures were as follows:

Year Number of Staff in Post
1973 8,527
1974 8,298
1975 8,304
1976 8,252
1977 8,077
1978 8,168
1979 8,323
1980 8,129
1981 7,952
1982 7,545
1983 7,249
1984 6,836
1985 6,273
1986 5,967
1987 5,798
1988 5,528