§ Mr. HobanTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many employees there were in his Department at(a) 1 June 1997, (b) 31 December 1998, 154W (c) 31 December 1999, (d) 31 December 2000 and (e) 31 December 2001; and if he will make a statement. [42598]
§ Malcolm Wicks[holding answer 12 March 2002]: The Department for Work and Pensions is a new Department therefore figures have been supplied from Employment Services and DSS legacy systems. Information is readily available for the last four years, data prior to this could be supplied only at disproportional cost.
Staff employed Date 139,820 31 December 1998 131,539 31 December 1999 130,799 31 December 2000 134,489 31 December 2001