To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many jobs under the remit of his Department in (a) the core Department, (b) non-departmental public bodies, (c) executive agencies and (d) independent statutory bodies, organisations and bodies financially sponsored by his Department and other such organisations, are located in (i) Scotland, (ii) each region in England, (iii) Wales, (iv) Northern Ireland and (v) overseas, broken down by (A) whole-time equivalent jobs and (B) the percentage per individual department, body or organisation. [127310]
In response to parts (a) and (c), I refer the hon. Member to Table D of the annual publication "Civil Service Statistics", which covers permanent staff numbers (FTE basis) for each Government Department and their respective executive agencies. Table D shows civil servants by regional distribution.
Copies of the publication are available in the Libraries of the Houses. The last edition, based on April 2001 data, was published in June 2002. The next edition, based on April 2002 data, was published on 24 July 2003.
Alternatively, this information is available at the following address on the Cabinet Office Statistics website: http://www.civil-service.gov.uk/statistics/css.htm.
In response to part (b) Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's Executive NDPBs.
Audit Commission for local authorities and the NHS in England and Wales
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Government Office region
| Whole-time equivalents
| Percentage
|
London | 593 | 23.3 |
South East | 270 | 10.6 |
South West | 378 | 14.9 |
West Midlands | 189 | 7.4 |
East Midlands | 145 | 5.7 |
Eastern | 144 | 5.7 |
North East | 105 | 4.1 |
North West | 279 | 11 |
Yorkshire and Humber | 249 | 9.8 |
Wales | 192 | 7.5 |
Total | 2,544 | — |
Castle Vale Housing Action Trust
79 posts all in West Midlands Region
English Partnerships
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Number
| Percentage
| |
London | 86 | 19.6 |
South East | 146 | 33.3 |
North East | 78 | 17.8 |
North West | 112 | 25.5 |
West Midlands | 17 | 3.9 |
Total | 439 | — |
Housing Corporation
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Number
| Percentage
| |
East Midlands | 58.26 | 10.2 |
London | 324.95 | 57.1 |
Yorkshire and Humberside | 41.16 | 7.2 |
North West | 61.10 | 10.7 |
South West | 42.74 | 7.5 |
West Midlands | 40.74 | 7.2 |
Total | 568.9 | — |
Liverpool Housing Action Trust
79 posts all based in North-West Region
Standards Board for England
96 posts based in London (96 per cent.), 4 people based in Yorkshire and Humberside—4 per cent.
Stonebridge Housing Action Trust
74 posts all based in London Region
Tower Hamlets Housing Action Trust
12 posts all based in London Region
In response to part (d) independent statutory bodies, organisations and bodies financially sponsored by Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Residential Property Tribunal Service
83 whole time equivalents (a regional breakdown is problematic as the Rent Assessment Panel areas do not correspond with the Government Office regions)
Valuation Tribunals
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Number
| Percentage
| |
East | 18 | 12 |
East Midlands | 11 | 7 |
London | 25 | 17 |
North East | 10 | 7 |
North West | 21 | 14 |
South East | 17 | 12 |
South West | 16.5 | 11 |
West Midlands | 17 | 11 |
Yorkshire and Humberside | 13 | 9 |
Total | 148.5 | — |
Parliamentary Boundary Commission for England
15 posts, all full-time and all based in London
Parliamentary Boundary Commission for Wales
3.6 whole-time equivalent posts and all based in Wales
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's other financially sponsored bodies
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Number
| Percentage
| |
Groundwork
| ||
East of England | 23 | 1.2 |
East Midlands | 257 | 13.5 |
London | 128 | 6.7 |
North East | 101 | 5.3 |
North West | 535 | 28.1 |
South East | 99 | 5.2 |
South West | 55 | 2.9 |
West Midlands | 318 | 16.7 |
Yorkshire and the Humber | 253 | 13.3 |
(i) Wales | 98 | 5.7 |
(ii) Northern Ireland | 22 | 1.1 |
Total | 1,899 | 99.7 |
Note:
The figures are for headcount not whole-time equivalent jobs
LEASE (The Leasehold Advisory Service)
12 whole time equivalent posts all based in London