§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff were employed by his Department on(a) 2 May 1997 and (b) 31 May 2002. [60897]
§ Beverley HughesIn respect of(a) 2 May 1997, I refer the hon. Member to reply given to him by my hon. Friend the Member for Paisley, South (Mr. Alexander) on 13 June 2002, Official Report, column 1158W.
In respect of (b) 31 May 2002, while published figures for I April 2002 have not yet been centrally compiled, estimates are available from the Home Office Personnel Information Manpower Management System (PIMMS) and the personnel systems of the Home Office Agencies, and I have provided them in the table.
Full-time equivalents Home Office area1 1 April 2002 Home Office main2 13,573 Forensic Science Service 2,448 (United Kingdom Passport Agency) 2,807 Her Majesty's Prison Service 43,420 Grand total 64,251 1The Fire Service College moved to the Department of the Enviroment in the machinery of Government changes 8 June 2001. 2The number includes 4,511 extra staff recruited since 31 March 2002 to deal with immigration and asylum work within the Immigration and Nationality Directorate.