§ Mr. JenkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many staff of her Department were redeployed out of London and the South East in the last five years. [125358]
§ Ms HewittThere have been no major redeployments of DTI staff out of London and the South East in the past five years. We are unable to provide figures for individual members of staff who have moved to the Department's numerous offices outside London and the South East in the same period without incurring disproportionate cost. Support work on Finance and Human Resources has, however, been moved to Billingham and Cardiff over the past two years.
§ Mr. FlightTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many(a) special advisers, (b) press officers, (c) civil servants, (d) advisers to civil servants and (e) permanent staff were working for her Department in each year since 1996. [126475]
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§ Ms HewittI refer the hon. Member to Table C of the annual publication, "Civil Service Statistics", which covers Permanent Staff Numbers in each Department and agency from 1995 to 2002. Copies of the publication are held in the Libraries of the House. The latest edition was published on 24 July 2003. These figures include press officers.
Information is also available at the following address on the Cabinet Office Statistics website: http//www.civilservice.gov.uk/statistics/css.htm My special advisers are currently Jim Godfrey, Kitty Usher, Deborah Lincoln and Roger Sharp. Roger Sharp is part-time.