§ Matthew TaylorTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 27 February 2002,Official Report, column 1326W, on public service agreements, what the name of each team mentioned is; how many people are in each team; and if he will make a statement. [41397]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithThe 13 departmental teams, and the number of people in each team, are as follows.
Team Number of people Defence, Diplomacy and Intelligence 13 Health 12 Devolved Countries and Regions 10 Education, Training and Culture 15 Home and Legal 17 Local Government 8 Housing and Urban 11 Transport 7 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 16 International Poverty Reduction 13 Tax Administration 5 Work and Pensions 12 Enterprise 18 The central team, General Expenditure Policy, employs 25 staff. While there are around 180 staff in these teams, not all the people concerned have responsibility for PSA monitoring.