§ Mr. ReedTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on staffing levels in(a) Sport England headquarters and (b) its regional offices in (i) 2002–03 and (ii) 2003–04. [125323]
§ Mr. CabornDetails of Sport England's staff numbers in 2002–03 are as follows.
1 April 2002 31 March 2003 Headquarters 276 231 Regional offices 183 177 Total 459 408 By 30 September 2003, there are expected to be 116 staff in headquarters and 150 in regional offices.