HL Deb 12 February 2003 vol 644 c129WA
Lord Lipsey

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many non-industrial civil servants they employed in each year of the 10 years to 2002. [HL1374]

Lord Macdonald of Tradeston

The figures are shown in the table. They show the number of nonindustrial civil servants employed by Her Majesty's Government reported to the Cabinet Office at 1 April 1993 to 2002.

The figures for 1993 to 2001 were previously published in the annual Civil Service statistics publication, copies of which are in the Library of the House. The 2002 figures were published in the press notice about Civil Service staffing levels released on 31 October 2002, a copy of which is also in the Library of the House.

The figures are on a full-time equivalent basis, non-industrial staff, and are rounded to the nearest 10.

Permanent Non-Industrial Civil Servants 1993 to 2002
Number
1 April 1993 503,170
1 April 1994 488,420
1 April 1995 468,560
1 April 1996 456,440
1 April 1997 440,220
1 April 1998 421,080
1 April 1999 419,600
1 April 2000 432,000
1 April 2001 440,600
1 April 2002 447,600