HC Deb 03 March 1988 vol 128 cc638-9W
Mr. Cran

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many members of staff within his Department are located within each region outside London; what percentage this constitutes of staff within his Department; and what were the comparable figures in 1979.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

Direct comparisons between 1988 and 1979 are not possible because of machinery of Government changes. The figures for 1 January 1988 for DTI, with illustrative figures for employment by its predecessor Departments in 1979, are follows:

11 April 1979 Percentage of DTI total 1 January 1988 Percentage of DTI total
Scotland 910 5.3 690 5.5
Wales 2,320 13.5 1.660 13.3

1 1 April 1979 Percentage of DTI total 1 January 1988 Percentage of DTI total
Northern Ireland 35 0.2 5
North East 390 2.3 250 2.0
North West 490 2.8 380 3.0
Yorkshire and Humberside 250 1.5 220 1.8
East Midlands 150 0.9 170 1.4
West Midlands 200 1.2 280 2.2
South West 320 1.9 170 1.4
South East (excluding London) 750 4.4 600 4.8
Total Regions 5,815 33.9 4,425 35.4
1 Department of Industry, of Trade and of Prices and of Consumer Protection.