§ Mr. PriskTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people his Department employed, expressed as full time equivalents, and what was the total cost of employing them in(a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000 and (e) 2001 to date. [9190]
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§ Mr. Paul MurphyStaff numbers are as follows:
Welsh Office1 Wales Office2 1997 2,298 — 1998 2,320 — 1999 2,452 29 2000 — 33 2001 — 39 1 To 30 June 1999. 2 From 1 July 1999. Notes:
1. On 1 July 1999, most of the Secretary of State's executive functions transferred to the National Assembly for Wales.
2. Figures include casual employees.
1997, 1998 and 2000 figures are full-time equivalents averaged over the year.
3. 1999 figures are January to June average for Welsh Office and July to December average for Wales Office.
4. 2001 figure is full-time equivalents averaged from January to the present.
Running costs are published in annual departmental reports.