§ Miss KirkbrideTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many civil servants were employed by her Department and its related agencies in each year since 1997. [187276]
§ Mr. CabornThe table shows the number of staff in post on 1 April of each year since 1997.
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DCMS Royal Parks Historic Royal Palaces Agency1 Total 1997 352 246 220 818 1998 365 231 n/a 596 1999 359 233 n/a 592 2000 407 220 n/a 627 2001 403 230 n/a 633 20022 469 230 n/a 699 2003 488 230 n/a 718 2004 490 231 n/a 721 1 Historic Royal Palaces ceased to be a DCMS Agency when it became a Royal Charter Body on 1 April 1998. 2 Staff in post rose significantly in between 1 April 2001 and 1 April 2002 reflecting machinery of government changes after the last election, which saw a transfer of staff from Cabinet Office and Home Office.