§ Norman BakerTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to his written statement of 19 December 2002,Official Report, column 65WS, on open government, if he will provide a breakdown of the figures given on each Department by year from 1992. [91531]
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§ Mr AlexanderThe files prior to 1997 have been destroyed as part of the normal review process. The 1 April 1999 return covered a 33 month period.
Department As at 31 March 1997 1 April 1997–31 March 1998 1 April 1998–31 March 1999 1 April 1999–31 December 2001 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 5,907 201 13 42 Cabinet Office 4,198 1,409 1,859 134 Office for National Statistics 400 0 0 1 Crown Prosecution Service 1,054 0 0 0 HM Customs and Excise 964 44 0 0 Ministry of Defence 9,081 1,519 917 535 Department for Education and Skills 3,802 0 0 0 Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions 1,496 5,754 4,334 10,693 Foreign and Commonwealth Office 10,597 3,551 956 3,496 Department of Health 890 0 383 849 Department for Work and Pensions 2,944 0 49 329 Home Office 3,162 180 88 123 Board of Inland Revenue 0 0 0 2 Lord Chancellor's Department 4,692 0 452 1,304 Court Services 2,114 1,407 0 0 Metropolitan Police 615 149 205 182 Northern Ireland (NI and Departments, Northern Ireland Office and NI Court Services) 11,808 0 0 0 Department for International Development 613 0 136 0 Scottish Executive 4,928 0 0 0 Department of Trade and Industry 111 3 33 504 HM Treasury 659 49 70 217 Wales Office, Office of the Secretary of State for Wales 237 0 0 746 Government Communications Headquarters 5,824 141 852 2,266