§ Lord Windleshamasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the total number of staff employed in (a) the Home Office and (b) the Lord Chancellor's Department in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000; and what was the annual cost of staff employed in each department in each of these years. [HL4575]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Bassam of Brighton)The source of this information for the Home Office was given on 6 NovemberOfficial Report, col. (WA 122–124). The costs and staff figures for the Lord Chancellor's Department for the years 1997–2000 are given at paragraph 163 on page 56 of the Lord Chancellor's Department's Departmental Report 1999–2000 (Cm 4606), which is available in the Library.