HC Deb 25 June 2003 vol 407 c800W
Mr. Horam

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many Ministers there were in her Department in each year since 1996. [120988]

Ms Hewitt

Including the Secretary of State, the number of Ministers in my Department since 1996 were as follows:

Number
24 July 1996 to 5 May 1997 7
6 June 1997 to 27 July 1998 17
28 July 1998 to 22 December 1998 18
23 December 1998 to 4 January 1999 18
5 January 1999 to 28 July 1999 8
29 July 1999 to 10 June 2001 7
11 June 2001 to 28 May 2002 8
29 May 2002 to 12 June 2003 28
13 June 2003 to date 27
1 One Minister shared with the Treasury.
2 One Minister shared with the Foreign Office.