Civil Service Staff (Hansard, 15 February 1990)

HC Deb 15 February 1990 vol 167 cc338-9W 339W

§ Mr. Grocott
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total size of the Civil Service(a) in 1979, (b) in 1984 and (c) in 1989.

§ Mr. Ryder
Civil Service staff numbers for the years in question were as follows:

Number

1 April 1979 732,275

1 April 1984 623,972

1 April 1989 569,215

	Number
1 April 1979	732,275
1 April 1984	623,972
1 April 1989	569,215