§ Mr. David ShawTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the numbers and costs of public servants paid out of the Consolidated Fund and local authorities revenues by (i) each Government Department and agency, (ii) all local authorities and (iii) other public bodies in 1979 and at the latest available date.
§ Mr. PortilloThe information is set out in the table. Executive agencies did not exist in 1979; agency figures for 1991–92 are included within the relevant departmental total.
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Department 1 April 1979 Staff 1979–80 Pay £ million 1991–92 Staff 1991–92 Pay £ million Chancellor's Departments 128,000 600 105,000 1,738 Cabinet Office and Other Central Government 56,000 138 50,000 381 Total Central Government 2,070,000 13,029 1,803,000 31,568 Local Authorities 2,368,000 12,843 2,267,000 34,311