HC Deb 02 July 1992 vol 210 c656W
Mr. Terry Davis

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many civil servants were employed on 1 October 1981, 1985, 1989 and 1990, respectively.

Mr. Dorrell

There were 679,924 civil servants at 1 October 1981; 595,764 at 1 October 1985; 565,075 at 1 October 1989 and 556,250 at 1 October 1990.