§ Mr. CranTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many members of staff within his Department are located within each region outside London; what percentage this constitutes of staff within his Department; and what were the comparable figures, in absolute and percentage terms in 1979.
§ Mr. HurdNon-industrial staff serve in the Home Office at the following places:
Region As a percentage of all staff in the Home Office South-East (excluding Greater London) 6,223 17.2 South-West 2,796 7.7 East Anglia 1,665 4.6 East Midlands 2,784 7.7 West Midlands 2,811 7.8 North-West 4,195 11.6 Yorkshire and Humberside 2,485 6.9 North 2,022 5.6 Wales 882 2.4 Scotland 128 0.4 Northern Ireland 23 0.1 Greater London 10,091 27.1 Total 36,105 100.00 Comparable figures for 1979 are not readily available.