To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people are employed at the (a) national and (b) regional level in the National Offender Management Service. (317093)

On 31 December 2009 the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) Headquarters employed 2,260 at national headquarters and 1,094 at regional offices and in regionally organised technical support teams. A further 1,021 staff are employed by the NOMS Shared Service Centre in Newport, South Wales.