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Departmental Staff

Volume 482: debated on Tuesday 4 November 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many employment agency staff work in each of his Department’s bargaining units on a (a) headcount and (b) full-time equivalent basis. (231747)

[holding answer 30 October 2008]: The central Department and its agencies had a headcount (a) of 523 agency staff, as at end of September 2008. This figure excludes the Government Car and Despatch Agency.

Department for Transport

Headcount of staff

DfT (Central)

97

Driving Standards Agency

119

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

22

Highways Agency

164

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

35

Vehicle Certification Agency

1

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

85

Total

523

An accurate full-time equivalent (b) figure could be provided only at disproportionate cost.