Mr. HamTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many(a) permanent and (b) non-permanent staff there have been in (i) his Department and (ii) executive agencies of his Department in each year since 1992. [9627]
§ Mr. BurtThe information is in the tables.
Benefits agency Contributions agency Child support agency Information technology services agency Resettlement agency War pensions agency Permanent Non-permanent Permanent Non-permanent Permanent Non-permanent Permanent Non-permanent Permanent Non-permanent Permanent Non-permanent 1 April 1992 62,764 2,453 8,307 195 — — 4,072 219 462 22 — — 1 April 1993 64.056 3,562 9,370 331 2,937 42 4,069 501 359 23 — — 1 April 1994 63,897 3,922 9,821 209 4,752 495 3,998 611 276 48 1,495 146 1 April 1995 66,687 3,473 8,889 491 5,974 205 3,540 387 133 5 1,295 263 1 April 1996 71,627 3,097 7,463 569 6,528 277 1,954 361 — — 1,226 72 1. Staff on a fixed term appointment are included as permanent staff.
2. Numbers of staff are expressed as full-time equivalents.
3. Child Support Agency was launched on 1 April 1993.
4. War Pensions Agency was launched on 1 April 1994.
5. Resettlement Agency ceased to exist on 31 March 1996.