§ Mr. WeirTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate the number of staff employed by his Department by region and nation of the UK; and if he will make a statement. [6864]
§ Mr. HuttonI apologise to the hon. Member for the delay in responding to this question. I refer the hon. Member to the reply that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble) on 5 March 2002,Official Report, column 192W.
The information requested can be found in the table.
Government office region (GORs)1 Total London 3,108 South East 182 South West 231 West Midlands 160 North West 810 North East 158 Merseyside 15 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,301 East Midlands 64 Eastern 131 Grand total 6,160 1 Government Office Regions (GORs) as defined by Cabinet Office for official statistical returns. It excludes data where GOR information is not held. Figures relate to England only. The Department has no staff in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. Source:
Department of Health August 2001 payroll data