§ Mr. NormanTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many(a) staff and (b) inspection staff were employed by the Highways Agency in each year since 1997. [99760]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe numbers of civil servants employed by the Highways Agency on the 1 January 2003 for the past seven years are set out in the following table:
Year Number of civil servants 1997 1,628 1998 1,597 1999 1,591 2000 1,634 2001 1,647 2002 1,668 2003 1,720 The Highways Agency has not employed any inspection staff during this period. These duties are carried out on behalf of the Agency by their managing agent contractors.