§ Mr. BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how staff numbers in his Department have varied between 1 May 1997 and 31 March 1998. [48875]
§ Angela EagleMy Department does not hold data for the dates specified and could not obtain them without disproportionate cost. However, the number of staff in the Department reduced by 596 (3.8%) between 1 April 1997 and 1 April 1998.
1 April 1997 1 April 1998 DETR (Central)1 3,809 3,589 Of which: Permanent staff 3— 3,506 Casual staff 3— 83 Government Office staff 955 903 Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency 3,824 3,839 Highways Agency 1,657 1,494 Maritime and Coastguard Agency2 991 891 Planning Inspectorate 647 631 Driving Standards Agency 2,047 1,844 QEII Conference Agency 51 55 Vehicle Certification Agency 86 84 Vehicle Inspectorate 1,534 1,675 Total 15,601 15,005 1DETR(C) did not exist on 1 April 1997. The figures given are the combination of the former Departments of the Environment and Transport 2On 1 april 1997 the Maritime and Coastguard Agencies were separate. This shows a combined figure 3No breakdown available Note:
Numbers of staff are shown as full-time equivalents, i.e. they are counted as a proportion of full-time hours worked