§ Annabelle EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will estimate total annual staff costs for his Department and its agencies by nation and region of the UK; and if he will make a statement. [6853]
§ Mr. BlunkettInformation on Home Office staff cost estimates for 2001–02 (including the Prison Service Agency, the Passport and Records Agency and the Forensic Science Service) by nation and region of the United Kingdom is provided in the table shown.216W
£000 Region Total Scotland 8,886 North East 86,484 Yorkshire and Humberside 131,821 North West 142,348 Merseyside 28,672 West Midlands 109,463 East Midlands 104,497 Eastern 110,802 Wales 30,052 Northern Ireland 2,177 London 469,024 South East 215,910 South West 98,661 Total 1,538,797