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Mr. Riddick
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out a table showing for each year since 1979 (a) the full-time, (b) the part-time and (c) the total staffing of central Government.
Mr. Norman Lamont
The information requested is given below. The total figures cover Her Majesty's forces, the National Health Service, the civil service—except trading funds—and other organisations classified to central Government. The component figures, in aggregate, and definitions are contained in an article on employment in the public and private sectors published in the December 1989 edition of "Economic Trends". The full-time/part-time split for 1989 shown below is a later estimate. Figures for the civil service are also shown separately.
Central Government employment (mid year) | ||||
Thousands | ||||
Full-lime | Part-time | Totalfull-lime equivalent | Civil Service totalfull-time equivalent | |
1979 | 1,885 | 502 | 2,188 | 724 |
1980 | 1,879 | 514 | 2,196 | 700 |
1981 | 1,903 | 516 | 2,225 | 684 |
1982 | 1,880 | 520 | 2,198 | 659 |
1983 | 1,862 | 522 | 2,181 | 643 |
1984 | 1,852 | 507 | 2,149 | 619 |
1985 | 1,844 | 516 | 2,144 | 596 |
1986 | 1,817 | 520 | 2,116 | 597 |
1987 | 1,779 | 533 | 2,091 | 584 |
1988 | 1,777 | 545 | 2,084 | 577 |
1989 | 1,750 | 553 | 2,072 | 567 |