§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Prime Minister how many people have been recruited to the Civil Service since 1 May 1997; and how many have left the Civil Service since that date. [105975]
§ The Prime MinisterInformation on entrants and leavers to the Civil Service are available on a financial year basis. This shows that in the period 1 April 1997 to 1 April 1999 55,950 people joined the non-industrial Civil Service and 66,512 people left it.