§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the net number is of civil service posts created since 1997(a) in front-line services and (b) elsewhere (i) in each Government Department and agency and (ii) in total. [185368]
§ Mr. BoatengDetails of civil service statistics for each Government Department and agency can be found at the following website: http://www.civil-service.gov.uk/ statistics/css.htm.
§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the cost of early retirement and redundancy packages(a) in total and (b) in each Department for those civil servants whose posts are abolished pursuant to his announcement on 12 July 2004. [185370]
§ Mr. BoatengAll retirement and redundancy plans are developed and costed on a departmental basis—this is still being planned. The Efficiency Challenge Fund will help support departments, and Cabinet Office is providing a brokerage service to assist with the management of these workforce changes.