To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many civil servants were employed by his Department on a permanent basis in each of the last 12 months. (295349)

Statistics on employee headcount and full-time equivalents (FTE) for the Department for Children Schools and Families are published regularly through the Office for National Statistics website:

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=2899&Pos=&ColRank=1&Rank=422