HC Deb 24 October 1994 vol 248 c407W
Mr. Grocott

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many staff are employed by his Department; and what proportion of them are employed in each of the standard regions.

Mr. Gummer

As at 1 October 1994, there were 6,340 non-industrial staff in my Department, excluding PSA Services. These staff were employed in each of the regions as follows:

Region Staff employed as percentage of total
Eastern 1.1
East Midlands 1.6
London 61.9
North West 7.9
Northern 2.0
South East 4.0
South West 13.1
West Midlands 3.0
Yorkshire & Humberside 3.4
Scotland 1.1
Wales 0.9