§ Mr. StringerTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will provide figures for 2002 for civil service numbers, in the format of box 2.6 of the White Paper, "Your Region Your Choice", column 5511.[143766]
§ Mr. AlexanderThe following table shows the number of permanent civil servants at 1 April 2002 in the format of box 2.6 of the White Paper, "Your Region Your Choice".
Location of permanent civil service staff in the English regions— >2002 Number London 86,790 South East 57,330 South West 48,240 East of England 28,770 East Midlands 20,600 West Midlands 31,910 Yorkshire and the Humber 35,050 North West 57,440 North East 29,940 England total 396,070 Note: Figures given include non-industrial and industrial staff and are full-time equivalents. Cabinet Office, Civil Service Statistics 2002.