§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many employees of(a) his Department and (b) agencies sponsored by his Department work in (i) London, (ii) areas benefiting from EU objective 1 status, (iii) areas with objective 2 status and (iv) other areas. [16113]
§ Mr. McCartney[holding answer 19 November 2001]: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) currently covers 2,500 locations. The list of objective 2 status areas in England contains 1,700 areas. The information required for objective 2 status is therefore not easily available and could be produced only at disproportionate cost.
The figures available for London and objective 1 status areas are:
Number of staff in DWP London 17,334 Objective 1 areas 12,654 Other areas 109,678 Total 139,666