Government Office for the South West (Hansard, 18 November 2003)

HC Deb 18 November 2003 vol 413 c804W 804W

§ Mr. Flook
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many staff are employed by the Government Office for the South West; and how many were employed in 1997. [137385]

§ Yvette Cooper
In 1997 the Government Office for the South West (GOSW) carried out work on behalf of four Departments and employed 173 full time equivalent staff. Since then GOSW has taken on additional work for a further six Departments and the administration of the £300 million Cornwall Objective One programme, and now employs 313 full time equivalent staff and 18 inward secondees or attachments.