§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many members of her Department have been employed in its regulatory impact unit in the past five years; and if she will make a statement. [65962]
§ Dr. HowellsDepartmental responsibility for regulatory impact issues has been located in various central units over the past five years. The number of posts in the relevant unit has been as follows:
- 1997–98: five full-time posts
- 1998–99: five full-time posts
- 1999–2000: six full-time posts
- 2000–01: four and a half full-time posts
- 2001–02: six and a half full-time posts.