§ Lord Windleshamasked Her Majesty's Government:
What were the total numbers of staff employed by the Home Office on 1 January or other convenient date in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000, and the overall staff costs in each of these years. [HL4410]
§ Lord Bassam of BrightonStaff numbers, inclusive of secondees, for the years 1994–2000, and overall staff costs in those years are given in Section 5: financial reports (pages 85–86) of the Home Office Annual Report 1999–2000 (Cm 4605), which is available in the Library of the House. The figures for 1999–2000 are estimated outturns. I regret that the totals for United Kingdom Passport Agency staff in 1996–97, 1997–98 and 1998–99 shown on page 86 of the annual report are incorrect. Corrections will be made in the annual report for 2000–01. The corrected information for UKPA is in the table below.
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UKPA Staff numbers 1996–97 Outturn 1997–98 Outturn 1998–99 Outturn 1999–2000 Outturn 2000–01 Plans 2001–02 Plans Civil Service full—time eqivalents 1,487 1,315 1,237 1,218 1,800 1,800 Overtime 77 80 124 0 0 0 Casual 352 419 812 633 400 400 Total 1,916 1,814 2,173 1,851 2,200 2,200