HC Deb 12 March 2002 vol 381 c1054W
Mr. Weir

To 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. Hutton

I 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