HC Deb 26 October 1994 vol 248 c601W
Mr. Grocott

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many staff are employed by his Department; and what proportion of them are employed in each of the standard regions.

Mr. John M. Taylor

The number of staff in the employment of the Lord Chancellor's Department and the proportion of them who are employed in the standard regions is set out in the table.

Total numbers of staff in the Lord Chancellor Department as at 18 October 1994.

The total number of staff currently employed in Lord Chancellor's Department is 12,439.

The proportion of staff employed in the standard regions
Region Total number of staff
Scotland 2
Northern 502
York and Humberside 1,041
East Midlands 635
North West 1,415
West Midlands 1,031
Wales 537
East Anglia 303
South East 6,183
South West 790

These figures include part time staff who have been shown as whole numbers.