To ask the Minister for Women and Equality how many staff the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) employs; what the EHRC staff costs are expected to be for 2008-09; how many staff the (a) Disability Rights Commission, (b) Equal Opportunities Commission and (c) Commission for Racial Equality employed in their last full year of existence; and what the staffing costs of each were in that year. (258986)

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has 514 members of staff. Projected staff costs for 2008-09 are £23,603,000.

The total number of staff employed by each of the legacy commissions in their last full year of existence for 2006-07, and the staffing costs of each in that year are set out as follows:

The Commission for Racial Equality employed 247 members of staff. Total staffing costs were £9,559,000.

The Equality Opportunities Commission employed 172 members of staff. Total staffing costs were £5,166,000.

The Disability Rights Commission employed 209 members of staff. Total staffing costs were £8,338,000.