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Written question asked by Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative) on Tuesday, 18 July 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 July 2023. It was answered by Will Quince (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 July 2023 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Department of Health and Social Care: Staff

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many officials were working in his Department on (a) the date of the appointment and (b) 18 July 2023.

Answer

On 31 October 2022, the total number of civil servants employed within the core Department (excluding Arm’s Length Bodies) was 3,978. As of 18 July 2023, the total number of civil servants employed by the Department was 3,316.

Please note that these figures do not show the full establishment workforce of the Department in line with published figures on GOV.UK. Contingent Labour, secondments in, Fast Streamers and vacancies are not included.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
194769
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Staff Department of Health and Social Care
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk