§ Tim Loughton:To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many staff were employed in his Department in each of the last six years broken down by (a) headcount, (b) part-time and (c) whole-time equivalents; [143050]
(2) how many staff have (a) joined and (b) left his Department in each of the last six years, broken down by (a) headcount, (b) part-time and (c) whole-time equivalents. [143051]
§ Ms Rosie Winterton:The information requested is available in the annual publication Civil Service Statistics which is published by the Cabinet Office. Copies of Civil Service Statistics 2002, which was published on 24 July 2003, and copies of Civil Service Statistics for the previous five years are available in the Library and at www.civil-service.gov.uk/statistics