HC Deb 16 July 2003 vol 409 cc358-9W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of regional variations in staff turnover in his Department. [112751]

Yvette Cooper

With the exception of The Rent Service, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is yet to undertake such assessments.

The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister collects data relating to staff turnover in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and its agencies for manpower planning. The Regional Co-ordination Unit, as the corporate centre of the Government Office Network, collects data for the Government Offices. These data will be used to make assessments of regional differences in developing our pay and workforce strategy.