Mr. RobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give for each year from 1979–80, including 1991–92, (1) the number of staff actually employed on 1 April and the full complement of staff, including vacant posts in the press and public relations office of his Department;
(2) the number of staff actually employed on 1 April and the full complement of staff, including vacant posts in the press and public relations office of the Training Agency and the Manpower Services Commission.
Mr. JacksonThe information requested is given in the table below:
In post 1st April Complement 1979–80 to 1987–88 n/a n/a 1988–89 62.5 57.5 1989–90 118.0 123.0 1990–91 120.0 126.0 1991–92 119.0 115.5 Figures for 1988–89 are for Training Agency's information branch services branch only. Figures for the Department of Employment are not available. Figures for 1989–90 onwards represent the total numbers for the Department's information branch. The branch was formed during 1989 by merging the Department of Employment's information division and the Training Agency's information services branch.