§ Mr. GrocottTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many staff are employed by his Department; and what proportion of them are employed in each of the standard regions.
§ Mr. Douglas Hogg[holding answer 23 May 1990]: The table shows the permanent staff employed by the Department (part-time staff are counted as half):
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Total staff in post (including executive agencies) as at 1 April 1990 11,793
Proportion by standard region Percentage of total Northern Ireland 0.04 Scotland 5.02 Wales 13.55 North 2.05 North West 3.10 Yorkshire and Humberside 1.99 East Midlands 1.46 West Midlands 3.89 South West 1.73 South East 66.39 East Anglia 0.78