§ 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.
§ Mr. HagueOn 1 October 1994, 88,173 full time equivalent staff were employed by the Department of Social Security. The proportions employed in each of the economic planning regions are shown in the table.
Region Proportion per cent. of Total Staff Employed Scotland 10 Northern 18 Yorkshire and Humberside 8 North West 21 East Midlands 4 West Midlands 7 Wales 4 East Anglia 2 South East 21 South West 5 Northern Ireland and Overseas Less than 1