HC Deb 12 November 2001 vol 374 c540W
Chris Grayling

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many full-time employees work in the civil service. [14331]

Mr. Leslie

The most recent data were published on 8 November 2001. This showed that in April 2001 there were 436,400 full-time permanent staff in the civil service. There were also 11,400 full-time staff employed on a casual basis, bringing the total to 447,800.