§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many(a) statisticians and (b) economists have been employed in his Department in (a) 1997–98, (b) 1998–99, (c) 1999–2000 and (d) 2000–01. [137305]
§ Mr. Wills[holding answer 8 November 2000]: The Department for Education and Employment (DfEE) employed 33 economists in each of the years 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000 and 2000–01.
817WThe number of statisticians employed by DfEE in each of the four years in question was:
Number 1997–98 39 1998–99 41 1999–2000 44 2000–01 52 The increase between 1999–2000 and 2000–01 includes regrading of staff as statisticians.