§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will make a statement about the likely effect on staff numbers in his Department of the fundamental review of expenditure;
(2) what savings to his Department's budget in the next three financial years he expects as a result of the Treasury's fundamental expenditure review.
§ Mr. Nelson[holding answer 13 February 1995]: The FER report identified savings of 25 posts at grade 5 and above—round 25 per cent. of the total. The saving in direct staff costs attributable to this will amount to about £1.8 million in a full year. The implications of the FER for the number of staff employed by the Treasury in these and other grades and for other expenditure for next year and beyond is being considered in the work currently in hand and to set budgets for 1995–96.