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Written question asked by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Monday, 11 September 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 September 2006. It was answered by Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top (Labour) on Monday, 9 October 2006 on behalf of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

Social Exclusion Unit

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many civil servants worked in the Social Exclusion Unit in each year since 1997; and what the budget was of the Social Exclusion Unit in each year.
Answer

[holding answer 18 September 2006]: Staff figures for civil servants only are not available for the Social Exclusion Unit. However, total headcount, which includes seconded and casual staff, is shown in the table.

Total headcount
1997 12
1998 21
1999 35
2000 43
2001 47
2002 57
2003 59
2004 62
2005 66
2006 47
Note: All figures include staff on loan and secondment

For details of the Social Exclusion Unit's expenditure since 1997, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend, the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Woolas), on 8 May 2006, Official Report, column 94W.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
91168; 450 c99-100W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Social Exclusion Unit
Link
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