§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff her Department employs on a regional basis in each standard English region; what is the cost of running these regional operations; what was the total budget for each region in the latest available year; and what are the main purposes for which the budget is used.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information requested on staff employed in each of the standard English regions is shown in the table. Information about departmental running costs by region is not available. Details of the Departments' gross running costs are provided in the Department's annual report for 1994–95, Cm 2512.
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Region Scotland — Northern 14 Yorks and Humberside 896 North West 679 East Midlands 55 West Midlands 120 Wales — East Anglia —
Region South East 2,894 South West 19 Northern Ireland — Overseas — Source: MANDATE returns to Treasury from Chessington Computer Centre.
Notes:
1. Figures include inward loans and secondments, fixed term appointments and staff in Agencies.
2. Figures exclude casual and industrial staff and outward loans and secondments.