§ Mr. Gordon MarsdenTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what proportion of senior civil servants have
Civil service Other public sector Private sector Total Year Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage 1996–97 32 33.3 37 38.5 27 28.1 96 100.00 1997–98 27 32.5 36 43.4 20 24.1 83 100.00 1998–99 32 29.9 44 41.1 31 29.0 107 100.00 1999–2000 55 34.8 59 37.3 44 27.8 158 100.00 2000–01 77 38.1 98 48.5 27 13.4 202 100.00 The proportion of senior civil servants working in Government Offices for the Regions posts at 1 April 2001 was around 1.6 per cent.