Written question asked by Lord Shinkwin (Conservative) on Thursday, 16 May 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 31 May 2019. It was answered by Baroness Buscombe (Conservative) on Thursday, 30 May 2019 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Office for Disability Issues: Staff

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people are currenty employed directly by the Office for Disability Issues; and how many people were employed by the Office for Disability Issues at the end of each calendar year since its inception in 2005.

Answer

On 9 May 2019 the current number of staff in Office for Disability Issues is 16.

The numbers of staff in preceding years was;

Information not available between April 2012 to December 2015 as the ODI data was subsumed into that of a larger team.

For 2010 to 2012 figures are available for end of financial year only

Prior to March 2010 no information is available due to the ODI data being subsumed into that of a larger team.

Secondary information