HC Deb 18 September 2003 vol 410 cc959-61W
Annabelle Ewing

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many jobs under the remit of his Department in(a) the core Department, (b) non-departmental public bodies, (c) executive agencies and (d) independent statutory bodies, organisations and bodies financially sponsored by his Department and other such organisations, are located in (i) Scotland, (ii) each region in England, (iii) Wales, (iv) Northern Ireland and (v) overseas, broken down by (A) whole-time equivalent jobs and (B) the percentage per individual department, body or organisation. [127310]

Yvette Cooper

In response to parts(a) and (c), I refer the hon. Member to Table D of the annual publication "Civil Service Statistics", which covers permanent staff numbers (FTE basis) for each Government Department and their respective executive agencies. Table D shows civil servants by regional distribution.

Copies of the publication are available in the Libraries of the Houses. The last edition, based on April 2001 data, was published in June 2002. The next edition, based on April 2002 data, was published on 24 July 2003.

Alternatively, this information is available at the following address on the Cabinet Office Statistics website: http://www.civil-service.gov.uk/statistics/css.htm.

In response to part (b) Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's Executive NDPBs.

Audit Commission for local authorities and the NHS in England and Wales
Government Office region Whole-time equivalents Percentage
London 593 23.3
South East 270 10.6
South West 378 14.9
West Midlands 189 7.4
East Midlands 145 5.7
Eastern 144 5.7
North East 105 4.1
North West 279 11
Yorkshire and Humber 249 9.8
Wales 192 7.5
Total 2,544

Castle Vale Housing Action Trust

79 posts all in West Midlands Region

English Partnerships
Number Percentage
London 86 19.6
South East 146 33.3
North East 78 17.8
North West 112 25.5
West Midlands 17 3.9
Total 439

Housing Corporation
Number Percentage
East Midlands 58.26 10.2
London 324.95 57.1
Yorkshire and Humberside 41.16 7.2
North West 61.10 10.7
South West 42.74 7.5
West Midlands 40.74 7.2
Total 568.9

Liverpool Housing Action Trust

79 posts all based in North-West Region

Standards Board for England

96 posts based in London (96 per cent.), 4 people based in Yorkshire and Humberside—4 per cent.

Stonebridge Housing Action Trust

74 posts all based in London Region

Tower Hamlets Housing Action Trust

12 posts all based in London Region

In response to part (d) independent statutory bodies, organisations and bodies financially sponsored by Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Residential Property Tribunal Service 83 whole time equivalents (a regional breakdown is problematic as the Rent Assessment Panel areas do not correspond with the Government Office regions)

Valuation Tribunals
Number Percentage
East 18 12
East Midlands 11 7
London 25 17
North East 10 7
North West 21 14
South East 17 12
South West 16.5 11
West Midlands 17 11
Yorkshire and Humberside 13 9
Total 148.5

Parliamentary Boundary Commission for England

15 posts, all full-time and all based in London

Parliamentary Boundary Commission for Wales

3.6 whole-time equivalent posts and all based in Wales

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's other financially sponsored bodies
Number Percentage
Groundwork
East of England 23 1.2
East Midlands 257 13.5
London 128 6.7
North East 101 5.3
North West 535 28.1
South East 99 5.2
South West 55 2.9
West Midlands 318 16.7
Yorkshire and the Humber 253 13.3
(i) Wales 98 5.7
(ii) Northern Ireland 22 1.1
Total 1,899 99.7

Note:

The figures are for headcount not whole-time equivalent jobs

LEASE (The Leasehold Advisory Service)

12 whole time equivalent posts all based in London

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