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Written question asked by Lord Liddle (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 14 March 2012.

Government Departments: Staff

Question
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many staff (civil servants, special advisers, secondees or other staff) were employed in (1) the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit, (2) the Performance and Innovation Unit, (3) the Policy Unit, (4) the Strategy Unit and (5) the Social Exclusion Unit, for each year since 1997.
Answer

The table below sets out headcount for each unit requested for each full financial year from 1997-98 to 2010-11.

Headcount 31/03/1998 31/03/1999 31/03/2000 31/03/2001 31/03/2002 31/03/2003 31/03/2004
Performance & Innovation Unit 4 21 34 38 60 0 0
PM's Delivery Unit 0 0 0 0 29 39 47
PM's Policy Unit 17 23 30 27 31 27 33
Social Exclusion Taskforce 4 3 4 23 20 3 1
Strategy Unit 0 0 0 0 18 34 25
Headcount 31/03/2005 31/03/2006 31/03/2007 31/03/2008 31/03/2009 31/03/2010 31/03/2011
Performance & Innovation Unit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PM's Delivery Unit 49 61 72 4 0 0 0
PM's Policy Unit 28 10 5 19 17 20 28
Social Exclusion Taskforce 0 0 24 25 31 26 0
Strategy Unit 33 51 44 73 81 43 45

Fluctuations in headcount within individual units reflect the nature of the work carried out and the speed at which change is required to meet changing priorities. The Social Exclusion Taskforce was transferred to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister during 2003-06, before returning to the Cabinet Office. During 2010-11 the task force was wound down and the work was subsumed by the Office for Civil Society.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
16051; 736 c72WA
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Staff Social Exclusion Unit Performance and Innovation Unit Strategy Unit Delivery Unit Prime Ministers Policy Unit
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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