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To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people each regional government office employs; and how many people work on (a) education, (b) employment, and (c) skills issues. [HL40]
The numbers of staff employed by government offices (GOs) are given in the table below.
The organisation of staff within government offices reflects the integrated nature of policy and local challenges rather than conventional policy silos; how staff are deployed therefore varies by individual government office.
The figures provided below are for children and learners groups in each government office that include staff working both on education-related priorities and the skills agenda for those under the age of 19. We cannot readily provide a breakdown of the numbers or proportion of staff time allocated to employment related issues given the way staff are deployed across government offices on the full range of activities with employment aspects.
Government Office Overall Staff Numbers* Children and Learners Staff* GO North West 197 16 GO North East 192 18 GO Yorkshire and the Humber 181 22 GO West Midlands 203 18 GO East Midlands 151 13 GO South West 203 16 GO South East 200 29 GO East 176 26 GO London 199 23 GO Network 1702 181
*Figures given refer to staff in post