Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 November 2004. It was answered by Phil Hope (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 November 2004 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the total number of employees was within the Housing Directorate and its predecessor were for each year since 1997.

Answer: Mr. Hayes: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the total number of employees was within the Housing Directorate and its predecessor for each year since 1997. [197926] Phil Hope: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister was established in May 2002. The Housing Directorate currently employs 125 staff but this is only part of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's work on housing, which is integrated into the work of a number of directorates across the Office. Owing to changes in the structure of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister since May 2002 it is not possible to give meaningful equivalent figures for previous years.

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