§ Dr. PughTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many civil servants have been employed by his Department in each of the years 1997–98 to 2002–03; and what the median and weighted mean salary is for each of these years. [117761]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe numbers of civil servants employed in my Department as at 1 April for the years in question were as follows.
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Number of civil servants employed 2002 4,170 2001 4,775 2000 4,303 1999 3,948 1998 3,838 The figures for 2003 are not yet available.
Median and weighted mean salary information could be produced only at disproportionate costs.