§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will list the(a) number of staff employed by and (b) budget of each regulatory body for which his Department is responsible in each year since 1997. [117785]
§ Malcolm WicksThe information is in the table.
The Department for Work and Pensions was formed in June 2001. It took responsibility for the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority (OPRA) from that date and for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) from July 2002. Responsibility for OPRA was previously with the former Department of Social Security. Responsibility for the HSE rested with the Department for the Environment, Transport and the Regions from May 1997, the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions from June 2001 and the Department for Transport from May 2002.
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)1 Occupational Pension Regulatory Authority (OPRA)2 1997–98 Staff (Number) 4,077 139 Budget (£ million) 174.1 9.6 1998–99 Staff(Number) 3,932 171 Budget (£ million) 175.7 9.6 1999–2000 Staff (Number) 3,880 200 Budget (£ million) 180.6 11.4 2000–01 Staff (Number) 3,937 216 Budget (£ million) 181.3 12.9 2001–02 Staff (Number) 3,894 235 Budget (£ million) 199.4 15.9 2002–03 Staff (Number) 4,050 257 Budget (£ million) 210.4 18.7 1The Health and Safety Executive staffing information is based on the whole-time equivalent as at 1 April in each year. 2The staffing information in respect of OPRA is based on average numbers in each financial year and includes non civil servants. 3Resource accounting and budgeting was introduced in 2001–02.