§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many and what proportion of the staff of his Department are part-time employees. [47193]
§ Mr. LeslieThe figures are in table form, copies of which have been placed in the Library of the House. They show the total number of staff in each department/agency reported to the Cabinet Office at 1 October 2001. The figures include submissions from all departments and agencies.
The figures were published in the Press Notice about Civil Service staffing levels, released on 21 February 2002, a copy of which is in the Library of the House.
The figures are shown on a headcount basis, and are rounded to the nearest 10. The part-time percentage figures are calculated by taking the part-time staff as a percentage of the total staff, rounded to the nearest 0.1 per cent.