§ Mr. GrocottTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many staff are employed by his Department; and what proportion of them are employed in each of the standard regions.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe total number of staff employed in the Department as at 1 April 1990 was 80,892.
The proportion employed in each of the standard economic planning regions is not available in the form requested and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Around a quarter of the Department's staff are employed mainly in London, Newcastle and North Fylde; three quarters are employed in the local office network, which is organised into seven regions as follows:
Region Per cent. London North 11.0 London South 11.1 Midlands 11.5 North Western 11.1 North Eastern 11.6 Wales and South West 9.7 Scotland 9.7