§ Mr. WigginTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many civil servants were employed in the Welsh Office in each year between 1979 and 1999. [160931]
§ Mr. TouhigThe Welsh Office ceased to exist on 1 July 1999. The number of civil servants employed in the Welsh Office between 1979 and 1998 are shown in the table:
Total employed 1979 2,600 1980 2,363 1981 2,279 1982 2,201 1983 2,176 1984 2,206 1985 2,283 1986 2,250 1987 2,208 1988 2,185 1989 2,220 1990 2,352 1991 2,400 1992 2,407 1993 2,408 1994 2,334 1995 2,194 1996 2,133 1997 2,178 1998 2,269
§ Mr. WigginTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many civil servants for whom his Department is responsible there were in each year since 1997; and what the cost of salary payments was in each year. [161196]
§ Mr. TouhigStaff numbers for the Wales Office, since its establishment on 1 July 1999, are shown in table 5.7 of the Wales Departmental Report 2003 (CM 5928), a copy of which can be obtained from the Library of the House. Paybill data are contained within Annex 3 of the same publication.