§ Mr. HainTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to his answer of 28 November,Official Report, columns 347–49, on staff numbers, how many (a) permanent and (b) non-permanent staff there have been in (i) his Department and (ii) executive agencies of his Department in each year since 1992. [7849]
§ Mr. WillettsThis answer covers the Cabinet Office, Office of Public Service, its executive agencies, HMSO and the Central Office of Information. We do not hold a complete record of the requested information but the figures we have are as follows:
1 April 1996 Permanent Non-permanent Cabinet Office 601 12 OPS 447 25 CCTA 266 10 Civil Service College 250 35 Recruitment and Assessment Services 141 15 Occupational Health and Safety Agency n/a n/a Chessington Computer Centre n/a n/a SAFE 1,046 146 PACE 268 62 TBA 116 11 HMSO 2,651 200 COI 438 24 n/a = Full details not available.
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1 April 1995 Permanent Non-permanent Cabinet Office 645 6 OPSS 892 18 Civil Service College n/a n/a Recruitment and Assessment Services 129 14 Occupational Health and Safety Agency n/a n/a Chessington Computer Centre n/a n/a HMSO 2,891 163 COI 508 20 n/a = Full details not available.
1 April 1994 Permanent Non-permanent Cabinet Office 436 15 OPSS 888 49 Civil Service College n/a n/a Recruitment and Assessment Services 143 10 Occupational Health and Safety Agency n/a n/a Chessington Computer Centre n/a n/a HMSO 3,041 98 COI 515 22 n/a = Full details not available.
1 April 1993 Permanent Non-permanent Cabinet Office 462 — OPSS 846 — Civil Service College n/a n/a Recruitment and Assessment Services 194 — Occupational Health and Safety Agency n/a n/a Chessington Computer Centre n/a n/a HMSO 3,146 58 COI 578 14 n/a = Full details not available.
A dash denotes where the total number of non-permanent staff has not been recorded.
1 April 1992 Permanent Non-permanent Cabinet Office (including OMCS) 926 — Civil Service College n/a n/a Recruitment and Assessment Services 239 — Occupational Health and Safety Agency n/a n/a HMSO 3,289 59 COI 643 24 n/a = Full details not available.
A dash denotes where the total number of non-permanent staff has not been recorded.
The Cabinet Office has been affected by several machinery of government changes over this period and it is therefore not realistic to make comparisons between years.