Departments: Huddersfield

Mr. Sheerman
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people employed by his Department were working in Huddersfield in each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Jim Murphy
The Department for Work and Pensions was formed in June 2001 bringing together the former Department of Social Security and Employment Service. Information on the number of people employed by the Department in Huddersfield at 31 March each year following its formation is in the following table. The figures are also included as at 28 February 2007, the latest available.

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|                |Number of staff|
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|31 March 2002   |414            |
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|31 March 2003   |421            |
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|31 March 2004   |389            |
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|31 March 2005   |355            |
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|31 March 2006   |292            |
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|28 February 2007|277            |
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