HC Deb 10 December 2001 vol 376 cc633-4W
Annabelle Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will estimate total annual staff costs for her Department and its agencies by nation and region of the UK; and if she will make a statement. [6859]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

The estimated staff costs for the Department for Education and Skills by region of the UK are as set out. The figures reflect the machinery of government changes that took place following the June 2001 general election, including the transfer to the Cabinet Office of responsibility for the Government Offices for the Regions. The Department does not have staff outside England.

Region £ million
North East 11
North West 10
Yorkshire and Humberside 29
London 58