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Mr. Speed
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the number of industrial and non-industrial civil servants employed by his Department on 1st October and 1st April this year; and what were the comparable figures for 1973, 1974 and 1975.
Mr. Shore
The numbers of staff in post in the Department of the Environment, including the Property Services Agency, as at the date shown have been:
| Industrial | Non-industrial | Total | ||
| 1st April 1973 | … | 29,234 | 40,791 | 70,025 |
| 1st October 1973 | … | 28,224 | 41,091 | 69,315 |
| 1st April 1974 | … | 27,222 | 42,266 | 69,488 |
| 1st October 1974 | … | 26,443 | 42,898 | 69,341 |
| 1st April 1975 | … | 26,551 | 44,098 | 70,649 |
| 1st October 1975 | … | 26,891 | 45,973 | 72,864 |
| 1st April 1976 | … | 26,809 | 46,187 | 72,996 |
| 1st October 1976 | … | 26,416 | 45,545 | 71,961 |
These figures include the staff of what is now the Department of Transport, which was separated from DOE on 26th October 1976.