To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what efficiency savings have been made in her Department and agencies as a result of the Gershon review; and if she will make a statement. (108360)

The latest figures are contained within my Department’s autumn performance report and consist of £204.9 million of financial savings, 581 full-time equivalent staff reductions and 85 relocated posts.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how much has been spent by her Department and its associated public bodies in order to achieve Gershon efficiency savings; whether these costs have been taken account of in reporting of headline efficiency savings; and if she will make a statement. (108361)

We do not hold this information centrally and it could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Sir Peter Gershon’s independent report into public sector efficiency did not require that efficiencies be recorded net of up-front investment costs and the Department for Constitutional Affairs has followed this advice.