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Written question asked by Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 8 February 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 February 2006. It was answered by Alan Johnson (Labour) on Thursday, 9 March 2006 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

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Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many people were employed by the (a) Postal Services Commission, (b) Office of Fair Trading, (c) Insolvency Service, (d) Patent Office Agency, (e) Companies House, (f) Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, (g) Office of Gas and Electricity Market, (h) National Weights and Measures Laboratory, (i) Department of Trade and Industry, (j) Small Business Service and (k) Employment Tribunal Service in each region in each of the last 12 months for which data are available; and how many and what percentage of posts were vacant in each month.
Answer

The information is as follows.Employment:The employment figures requested are published in Civil Service Statistics. Table A covers staff numbers both on a F.T.E. (full time equivalent) and a headcount basis. Civil Service Statistics are available in the Library and at the following address on the Cabinet Office Statistics website:"http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/management/statistics/index.asp."Vacancies:

(a) Number of vacancies in Postcomm covering the period February 2005 to January 2006
Month Number of vacancies Percentage
February 2005 4 7.27
March 2005 4 7.01
April 2005 2 3.38
May 2005 2 3.44
June 205 3 4.83
July 2005 6 9.83
August 2005 3 5.08
September 2005 5 8.33
October 2005 5 7.81
November 2005 9 14.28
December 2005 9 14.06
January 2006 9 14.06
Note: The Postal Services Commission is based in one office in London.
(h) Number of vacancies in National Weights and Measures Laboratory covering the period March 2005 to February 2006
Month Number of vacancies Percentage
March 2005 0 0
April 2005 0 0
May 2005 0 0
June 205 0 0
July 2005 0 0
August 2005 0 0
September 2005 0 0
October 2005 0 0
November 2005 0 0
December 2005 0 0
January 2006 0.6 1.27
February 2006 0.6 1.27
Note: The National Weights and Measures Laboratory are based in one office in London
(i) Number of vacancies in Department of Trade and Industry covering the period March 2005 to February 2006
Month Number of vacancies Percentage
March 2005 35 1.0
April 2005 — —
May 2005 9 0.27
June 2005 30.8 0.94
July 2005 35.5 1.09
August 2005 30 0.92
September 2005 41.1 1.48
October 2005 57 1.75
November 2005 61 1.87
December 2005 50 1.54
January 2006 24 0.75
February 2006 29 0.91
Note: Vacancy figures are only collated for the Department of Trade and Industry as a whole. A regional analysis of vacancies could be obtained only at disproportionate costs.
(33) No figures available.
(j) Number of vacancies in Small Business Service covering the period March 2005 to February 2006
Month Number of vacancies Percentage
March 2005 6 2.04
April 2005 — —
May 2005 0 0
June 2005 7 2.92
July 2005 5 2.08
August 2005 3 1.27
September 2005 10 3.51
October 2005 5 1.77
November 2005 4 1.45
December 2005 5 2.38
January 2006 2 0.93
February 2006 2 1
Note: Vacancy figures are only collated for the Small Business Service as a whole. A regional analysis of vacancies could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
(34) No figures available.

Vacancy information on the remaining bodies is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
443 c1728-9W;443 c1728-9W; 51165
Session
2005-06
Subjects
ACAS Executive agencies Department of Trade and Industry Employment Tribunals Service Ofgem Insolvency Service Recruitment Public bodies Office of Fair Trading Postal Services Commission Patent Office Vacancies Companies House Small Business Service National Weights and Measures Laboratory
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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