§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many people were employed in her Department in each of the last four years. [23800]
Dr. HowelisThe average number of staff employed in the Department is set out in the table.
Year Staff employed 1998 365 1999 388 2000 397 2001 420 The figures for 2001 include staff transferred from the Home Office and Cabinet Office as part of Machinery of Government changes.