HC Deb 18 December 1996 vol 287 cc766-7W
Mr. Ham

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security 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. [9627]

Mr. Burt

The information is in the tables.

Benefits agency Contributions agency Child support agency Information technology services agency Resettlement agency War pensions agency
Permanent Non-permanent Permanent Non-permanent Permanent Non-permanent Permanent Non-permanent Permanent Non-permanent Permanent Non-permanent
1 April 1992 62,764 2,453 8,307 195 4,072 219 462 22
1 April 1993 64.056 3,562 9,370 331 2,937 42 4,069 501 359 23
1 April 1994 63,897 3,922 9,821 209 4,752 495 3,998 611 276 48 1,495 146
1 April 1995 66,687 3,473 8,889 491 5,974 205 3,540 387 133 5 1,295 263
1 April 1996 71,627 3,097 7,463 569 6,528 277 1,954 361 1,226 72

1. Staff on a fixed term appointment are included as permanent staff.

2. Numbers of staff are expressed as full-time equivalents.

3. Child Support Agency was launched on 1 April 1993.

4. War Pensions Agency was launched on 1 April 1994.

5. Resettlement Agency ceased to exist on 31 March 1996.