§ Mr. GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the number of civilians employed by his Department for each of the years 1980 to 1992.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information requested is as follows:
Number 1980 218,026 1981 208,761 1982 197,491 1983 190,334 1984 181,183 1985 174,077 1986 169,462 1987 164,002 1988 143,394 1989 141,317 1990 141,372 1991 140,199 1992 140,024 The figures are based on the total number of MOD civilians in post at 1 April each year with the exception of that for 1992 which relates to 1 January.