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Mr. Bercow
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff were employed by his Department in (a) 2001–02 and (b) 2002–03. [106963]
Mr. Blunkett
I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to him by my hon. Friend the Member for Paisley, South (Mr. Alexander) on 4 April 2003, Official Report, column 891W, which details the available published information across the Civil Service.The Home Office (HO) staffing figures for 1 April 2003 are as follows:
| Area | Staff1 |
| Core HO (including IND) | 16,283 |
| Prison Service | 43,414 |
| United Kingdom Passport and Records Agency | 2,864 |
| Forensic Science Service | 2,604 |
| All | 65,165 |
| 1 Budget Support Group figures: permanent full-time equivalent staff | |