To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the answer of 23 February 2009, Official Report, column 409W, on public sector: manpower, whether the Civil Service employee headcount in 1997 included (a) self-employed workers, (b) contract workers and (c) agency temporary workers. (270149)

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated April 2009:

As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2009, Official Report, column 409W, on public sector: manpower, whether the Civil Service employee headcount in 1997 included (a) self-employed workers, (b) contract workers and (c) agency temporary workers. (270149)

I can confirm that the Civil Service employee headcount in 1997 excluded self-employed workers, contract workers and agency temporary workers.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the answer of 23 February 2009, Official Report, columns 409-12W, on public sector: manpower, whether the methodology that excludes casual and annualised hour contracts from the definition of public sector workers was used in the calculation of the Civil Service employee headcount in 1997. (270150)

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics authority. I have asked the authority to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated April 2009:

As National Statistician 1 have been asked to reply to your recent parliamentary question, pursuant to the answer of 23 February 2009, Official Report, columns 409-12W, on public sector: manpower, if the methodology that excludes casual and annualised hour contracts from the definition of public sector workers was used in the calculation of the civil service employee headcount in 1997.

I can confirm that the methodology that excludes casual and annualised hour contracts from the definition of public sector workers was used in the calculation of the civil service employee headcount in 1997.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the answer of 23 February 2009, Official Report, columns 404-9W, on public sector: manpower, for what reasons a list of the public sector bodies which were classified as central government for the purpose of the Civil Service employee headcount in 1997 is not available. (270151)

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated April 2009:

As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question, pursuant to the answer of 23 February 2009, Official Report, columns 404-9W, on public sector: manpower, for what reasons a list of the public sector bodies which were classified as central government but not for the purpose of the Civil Service employee headcount in 1997 is not available. (270151).

In 2005, Office for National Statistics (ONS) in collaboration with other departments and the devolved administrations, implemented major improvements to public sector employment estimates. Although records for earlier periods were passed to ONS, at the time of the aforementioned answer of 23 February 2009, information on public sector bodies which were classified as central government but not for the purpose of the Civil Service employee headcount in 1997 could not be found.

Further effort to find the information has brought it to light. The requested information is attached at Annex A.

Annex A—Public Sector Bodies classified as Central Government (for the purpose of employee headcount) but not included within Civil Service

1997

HM Forces

National Health Service—Scotland

National Health Service—Wales

National Health Service—England

Police—England and Wales

Central Government—Northern Ireland

Probation Service England and Wales

Other Central Government:

Alcohol Education and Research Council

Arts Council England

Bank of England

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

British Board of Agreement

British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTA)

British Film Institute

British Museum

Broadcasting Standards Commission (OFCOM)

Castle Vale Housing Action Trust

Central Rail Users Consultative Committee

Churches Conservation Trust

Coal Authority

Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment

Commission for Local Administration in England

Commission for Local Administration in Wales

Commission for New Towns

Commission for Racial Equality

Community Development Foundation (CDF)

Community Learning Scotland

Competition Commission

Construction Industry Training Board

Consumer Council for Postal Services

Council for Central Laboratory of Research Councils

Countryside Agency

Countryside Council for Wales

Criminal Cases Review Commission

Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel

Deer Commission

Diplomatic Service

East Midlands Reserve Forces and Cadets Association

Economic and Social Research Council

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Engineering Construction Industry Training Board

English Heritage

English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting

English Nature

English Tourism Council

Environment Agency

Equal Opportunities Commission

Food From Britain

Football Licensing Authority

Funding Agency for Schools

Gaming Board for Britain

Gas and Electricity Consumer Council

Geffrye Museum Trust Limited

General Social Care Council

Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)

Higher Education Funding Council for Wales

Highland RFC Association

Home-Grown Cereals Authority

Horserace Betting Levy Board

Horticultural Development Council

House of Commons (Staff)

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority

Imperial War Museum

Independent Housing Ombudsman

Independent Television Commission (OFCOM)

Investors In People UK (IIP UK)

Joint Nature Conservation Committee

Learning and Skills Council

Legal Services Commission

Liverpool Housing Action Trust

Local Government Boundary Commission For Scotland

Macaulay Land Use Research Institute

Meat and Livestock Commission

Medical Research Council

National Army Museum

National Audit Office

National Biological Standards Board

National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting In Scotland

National Consumer Council

National Council for Education Technology

National Forest Company

National Galleries of Scotland

National Gallery

National Heritage Memorial Fund

National Library of Scotland

National Library of Wales

National Maritime Museum

National Museum of Science and Industry

National Museums and Galleries of Wales

National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside

National Museums of Scotland

National Portrait Gallery

National Radiological Protection Board

NMSI Trading Ltd

North Hull Housing Action Trust

Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority (OPRA)

Office of the Information Commissioner

Parole Board

Parole Board for England and Wales

Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council

Police Complaints Authority

Public Lending Right and Public Lending Right Advisory Committee

Qualifications and Curriculum Authority

Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales

Radio Authority (OFCOM)

RBG Kew Enterprises Ltd

Reserve Forces and Cadet Association for East Anglia

Reserve Forces and Cadet Association for the North West of England and Isle Of Man

Reserve Forces and Cadets Association for Wales

Reserve Forces and Cadets Association for Yorkshire and the Humber

Reserve Forces and Cadets Association for Greater London

Rowett Research Institute

Royal Air Force Museum

Royal Armouries Museum

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments in Wales

Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland

Royal Households

Royal Marines Museum

Royal Naval Museum

Royal Naval Submarine Museum

Rural Development Commission

Scottish Children's Reporter

Scottish Council for Education Technology

Scottish Crop Research Institute

Scottish Enterprise

Scottish Environment Protection Agency

Scottish Executive

Scottish Funding Councils

Scottish Homes Residuary Body

Scottish Law Commission

Scottish Legal Aid Board

Scottish Natural Heritage

Scottish Qualifications Authority

Sea Fish Industry Authority

Sitpro Limited

South East Reserve Forces and Cadets Association

sportscotland

Stonebridge Housing Action Trust

Student Loans Company Limited

Tai Cymru

Tate Gallery

Teacher Training Agency (TTA)

The Arts Council of Wales Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru

The Basic Skills Agency

The British Library

The Design Council

The English Sports Council

The Forestry Commission Including Forest Enterprise and Forest Research

The Hannah Research Institute

The Horniman Public Museum and Public Park Trust

The Housing Corporation

The Millennium Commission

The Museums Libraries and Archives Council

The National Archives

The Natural Environment Research Council

The Natural History Museum (including The Natural History Museum Trading Co Ltd)

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

The Scottish Arts Council

The Sports Council for Wales

The United Kingdom Sports Council

The Wallace Collection

The Wessex Reserve Forces and Cadets Association

The Westminster Foundation for Democracy

Tower Hamlets Housing Action Trust

Traffic Director for London

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

V and A Enterprises Ltd

Valuation Tribunals

Victoria and Albert Museum

VisitBritain

VisitScotland

Wales Tourist Board

Waltham Forest Housing Action Trust

Welsh Language Board

Welsh National Board for Nursing, Midwifery And Health Visiting

West Midlands Reserve Forces and Cadets Association

Wine Standards Board