To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were employed by her Department on 1st January in each of the last five years; and how many of these staff were (a) permanent employees, (b) temporary staff and (c) contractors. (200492)

The Home Office annual reports provide the staff numbers for each of the last five years.

2007

Annual report

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/documents/ho-annual-report-07?view=Binary

2006

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/documents/ho-annual-report-06?view=Binary

2004-05

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/documents/ho-annual-report-0405/annrep2005-0-complete?view=Binary

2002-03

http://www.archive2.official-documents.co.uk/document/cm54/5406/5406.pdf

2003-04

2003-04 annual report is in the public domain, and is in the House Library.