§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many staff are currently employed at the Welsh Office; and what the level is expected to be by April 1997. [27901]
§ Mr. HagueThe number of full-time equivalent staff employed in my Department at 1 April 1996 was 2,295. Staff levels are expected to fall to some 2,100 in the year beginning April 1997.