Central Office of Information

HC Deb 01 May 2002 vol 384 c871W

Tim Loughton

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many(a) full-time and (b) part-time staff have been employed at the Central Office of Information in each year since 1997; and at what cost. [53260]

Mr. Leslie

Staffing details for Central Office of Information are set out in the table.

	Full time	Part time	Part time FTE1	Total FTE1	Cost £000
1997	325	16	10	335	9,600
1998	312	18	11	323	10,574
1999	328	26	17	345	11,686
2000	350	20	10	360	13,116
2001	380	30	20	400	14,817
1 Full-time equivalents