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Written question asked by David Anderson (Labour) on Wednesday, 26 May 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 June 2010. It was answered by Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 June 2010 on behalf of the Department for International Development.


Departmental Manpower

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many (a) front line and (b) other staff were employed by (i) his Department and (ii) each of its agencies in the latest year for which figures are available; and what his most recent estimate is of the annual cost to the public purse of employing staff of each type in his Department.
Answer

On 31 March 2010 the Department for International Development (DFID) employs 1819 frontline members of staff and 518 members of staff performing a range of corporate service functions, including HR, finance, IT, procurement, security, estates and office services. Staff costs for frontline activities in the 2009-10 financial year were £98 million. Staff costs for the corporate service functions for the same period were £28 million.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
540; 511 c108-9W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Department for International Development Staff
Link
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