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Mr. Williams
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the complement of lawyers in his Department; how many of these posts are unfilled; and what percentage of lawyers in post have been in the Civil Service for five years or more.
Mr. Ridley
The complement of lawyers in the Department of the Environment is 42. Two of these posts are unfilled. Sixty-one per cent. of the lawyers in post have been in the Civil Service for five years or more.