HC Deb 04 April 2003 vol 402 cc889-90W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many staff were employed by his Department in(a) 2001–02 and (b) 2002–03. [106982]

Mr. Alexander

The information is not available in the format requested. Staffing figures for Civil Service Departments and agencies are published twice yearly by press notice, copies of which are laid in the Libraries of both Houses. Information relating to 1 April 2002 was published on 31 October 2002, and information for October 2002 was published on 27 February this year. Information relating to 1 April 2003 is not yet available. The figures are also made available via the worldwide web at: http://www.civil-service.gov.uk/statistics/documents/pdf/staffing_03.pdf