HC Deb 13 March 2002 vol 381 c1108W
Matthew Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 27 February 2002,Official Report, column 1326W, on public service agreements, what the name of each team mentioned is; how many people are in each team; and if he will make a statement. [41397]

Mr. Andrew Smith

The 13 departmental teams, and the number of people in each team, are as follows.

Team Number of people
Defence, Diplomacy and Intelligence 13
Health 12
Devolved Countries and Regions 10
Education, Training and Culture 15
Home and Legal 17
Local Government 8
Housing and Urban 11
Transport 7
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 16
International Poverty Reduction 13
Tax Administration 5
Work and Pensions 12
Enterprise 18

The central team, General Expenditure Policy, employs 25 staff. While there are around 180 staff in these teams, not all the people concerned have responsibility for PSA monitoring.