§ Mr. BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how staff numbers in his Department have varied between 1 May 1997 and 31 March 1998. [48872]
§ Mr. StrawFigures covering the period 1 April 1997 to 1 January 1998 (available in the Library1, and on the Internet2) are summarised in the table. It is not possible to provide information retrospectively for the specific dates requested except at disproportionate cost.
Area FTE3 staff numbers at 1 April 1997 FTE staff numbers at 1 January 1998 Home Office Main (excluding Agencies) 9,358 9,195 Fire Service College 215 261 Forensic Science Service 1,185 1,208 UK Passport Agency 1,407 1,220 Home Office Main (including Agencies) 12,165 11,884 Her Majesty's Prison Service 37,704 38,779 Total Home Office including Agencies and Prison Service 49,869 50,663 1 Civil Service staff in post summary at 1 April 1997 2www.open.gov.uk/co/cseg/pmcsd/stats/apr97int.htm 3 Full Time Equivalents: in FTE part-time staff are counted as a proportion of full-time hours worked