§ Lord Harris of Greenwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the establishment of the various grades in the rent officer service on 1st January 1980, and the number in post on that date, and what are the comparable figures for 1988.
The Earl of CaithnessThe information is not available in the form requested. On 31st December 1979 the number of rent officers and support staff in post was 472 (3 part-time) and 854 (76 part-time) respectively. On 31st December 1987 the equivalent figures were 418 rent officers (4 part-time) and 734 support staff (56 part-time). No information is available about the numbers of vacancies on past dates.