HC Deb 21 January 1992 vol 202 c131W
Mr. David Porter

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the number of staff in post in central Government Departments at 1 October 1991.

Mr. Mellor

On 1 October 1991 there were 561,903 staff in post in central Government. Of those, 498,735 were non-industrials and 63,168 were classified as being in industrial work.