§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the number of staff employed at the Welsh Office in(a) 1979, (h) 1985, (c) 1990, (d) 1994 and (e) 1995; and if he will make a statement. [26989]
§ Mr. HagueThe full-time equivalent number of staff employed in my Department was:
Year Number of staff 19791 2,680 1985 2,402 1990 2,406 1994 2,586 1995 2,480 1 Nearest available, December 1978. The figures relate to April for each year except 1979.
The current figure is 2,295, a reduction of 185 since April 1995.