§ Mr. Edward DaveyTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to his answer of 3 December 2002,Official Report, column 711W, how many key workers there are in each of the groups; and how many key worker shortages there are in each group used in informing his Department of the numbers to give assistance to. [87940]
§ Mr. McNultyWhen the first Starter Home Initiative allocations were made in 2001, the broad numbers of staff in London and the south-east in each of the key worker groups were
c250,000 health staff, excluding senior medical staff and management;c120,000 teachers; andc40,000 police officers and 18,000 police civilian staff.The Department of Health, Department for Education and Skills and the Home Office advised the now Office of the Deputy Prime Minister where the Starter Home Initiative funds might best be spent to address shortages. This helped to inform allocations to organisations that submitted bids for funding.