To ask the Secretary of State for Energy how many civil servants are currently employed (a) full time and (b) part time by his Department on civil defence; what the total costs of employing staff on civil defence duties were in 1989–90; what the total costs of employing staff on civil defence duties are expected to be in 1990–91; and whether he has any plans for these staff to be transferred to work on other duties.

The information requested is as follows:

Number of staff currently employed full-time on civil defence	Number of staff currently employed part-time on civil defence	Total costs 1989–90	Estimated- total cost 1990–91
		£'000	£'000
4	10	270	260

Future levels of staffing and expenditure on civil defence will depend on the outcome of the review announced by my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department on 16 October,