HC Deb 03 April 2003 vol 402 cc813-4W
Mr. Whittingdale

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many staff were employed by(a) her Department and (b) each of the non-departmental public bodies sponsored by her Department in each of the last five years. [105010]

Dr. Howells

The information for DCMS is set out in the following table.

Staff
2003 475
2002 468
2001 405
2000 400
1999 372

The Department does not maintain a central record of staff within each of the non-departmental bodies sponsored by us. This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

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