§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what grades of staff he proposes to remove from each Directorate of the establishment of the Department; and how many posts will remain in each. [152823]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe Department is restructuring 14 directorates into three business groups. By October 2004, the numbers of posts per business group will be
Health and Social Care Standards and Quality: 804Health and Social Care Delivery: 626Strategy and Business Development: 815The Department's headcount in November 2003 was 3,631. The reduction to 2,245 posts will be achieved through a combination of transfers to partner organisations, natural wastage and managed exits. The numbers and grade of staff falling into each of those categories and from which of the three business groups is not yet known.