§ Ms HodgeTo ask the President of the Board of Trade, (1) how many posts were lost in(a) the Department of Trade and Industry and (b) agencies for which the Department of Trade and Industry is responsible, listing the total lost posts agency by agency in (i) 1993–94 and (ii) 1994–95; and how many posts are proposed to be lost in 1995–96; [25084]
(2) what changes there have been in the numbers of staff employed by (a) the Department of Trade and Industry and (b) agencies for which the Department of Trade and Industry is responsible, listing the changes in the number of staff agency by agency in (i) 1993–94 and (ii) 1994–95; and what changes are proposed for 1995— 96; [25058]
(3) what changes there have been in the number of staff in employment by grade in (a) his Department and (b) each agency for which his Department is responsible in (i) 1993–94 and (ii) 1994–95; and what are the projected figures for 1995–96; [25627]
(4) how many staff of (a) the Department of Trade and Industry and (b) agencies for which the DTI is responsible, were employed on a casual or short-term basis in (i) 1993–94 and (ii) 1994–95; and what are the projected figures for 1995–96. [25415]
§ Mr. Ian TaylorThe numbers of permanent and casual staff employed by my Department and each of its executive agencies in 1993–94, projected outturn for 1994–95; and plans for 1995–96 are published in my Department's annual report, Cm 2804, a copy of which is in the Library of the House. No projections broken down by grade are available. Separate numbers are not shown in the report for the Insolvency Service and the National Weights and Measures Laboratory executive agencies. These are included in the report in the numbers for the gross control area. The numbers of permanent and casual staff for these agencies are as follows:
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Man years 1993–94 1994–95 11995–96 Permanent staff Insolvency Service 1,592.5 1,548.2 1,566 National Weights and Measures Laboratory 46 44.5 46 Casual Staff Insolvency Service 227 285 120 National Weights and Measures Laboratory 0.5 0 0.5 1In 1995–96 plans are the MINIS scrutiny. provisional subject to the final outcome of the MINIS scrunity.