To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many redundancies there were in her Department in each year since 1997; what the cost of such redundancies was in each year; how many temporary staff were employed in each year; and how many staff were seconded by outside organisations to posts within her Department in each year. (95248)

Information prior to the creation of the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) on 5 May 2006 is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

From 5 May 2006 there have been no compulsory redundancies in DCLG. DCLG has employed 74 temporary staff. 221 staff from outside organisations have been seconded into DCLG.