HC Deb 19 July 1990 vol 176 cc655-6W
Mr. Andy Stewart

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the number of staff in post in central Government Departments at 1 April.

Mr. Norman Lamont

On 1 April 1990 there were 562,388 staff in post in central Government Departments. Of these 495,233 were non-industrials and 67,155 were classified as being in industrial work.