Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall
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Civil Servants: Reduction in Numbers
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Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con)
I really do not know the details of those figures, but I can find out for my noble friend.
Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall (Lab)
My Lords, the Minister has referred several times to—or implied—an idea of planning the way that Civil Service numbers might be reduced. It is not clear to most of us whether there actually is a plan, but there is a number: 10%. Can she say what the magic of 10% is, and what the significance of 2016 is?
Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con)
I think 2016 is when some of those numbers went up. The noble Baroness homes in on the point that planning is vital, and the health of the future workforce and the department’s ability to deliver depends on how we do those reductions. I have been involved in some of that work thus far.