The Department for Communities and Local Government was formed on 5 May 2006 and this reply therefore also relates to its predecessor, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. In the year April 2005 to March 2006 a total of 1,312 new and replacement permanent building passes were issued to staff and a total of 185 new and replacement passes were issued to contractors/consultants in the London HQ buildings. We do not have separate figures for contractors and consultants.