HC Deb 11 February 2004 vol 417 cc1476-7W
Mr. Arbuthnot

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many people were employed by the Export Credits Guarantee Department in each year from 1996 to 2003. [153935]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

[holding answer 9 February 2004]The average number of whole time equivalent persons employed (including senior management) during the years 1996 to 2003 was as follows:

Year Average number
1995–96 444
1996–97 397
1997–98 382
1998–99 359
1999–2000 360
2000–01 380
2001–02 372
2002–03 378