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1700142

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) full time and (b) part time civil service personnel there were in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	20987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The number of civil servants working full time and part time in each year from 2019 to 2023 on the stated reference date were:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Reference date</p></td><td><p>Full-time</p></td><td><p>Part-time</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/03/31</p></td><td><p>344,050</p></td><td><p>102,020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/03/31</p></td><td><p>350,790</p></td><td><p>104,850</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/03/31</p></td><td><p>392,140</p></td><td><p>112,940</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/03/31</p></td><td><p>409,040</p></td><td><p>102,060</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023/03/31</p></td><td><p>418,170</p></td><td><p>102,400</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Figures are from the ONS public sector employment statistics publications. The total may differ slightly from other published figures due to rounding.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 22/04/2024 16:27:44 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1693267

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants on full-time contracts there were in each year since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Wokingham
	tabling member printed	John Redwood
	uin	16564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>National Statistics on the number of full-time and part-time civil servants are published each quarter by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) as part of their Public Sector Employment statistical release. The latest available statistics were published in December 2023 and at Table 8 show the number of full-time civil servants as at 30 September 2023. The next ONS publication is scheduled for release on 12 March 2024 and will show the number of civil servants as at 31 December. Statistics for 2019 and all previous and upcoming releases can be found on the ONS website at <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/03/2024 17:38:20 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1691609

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many full time equivalent civil service personnel there were in (a) 2019 and (b) 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Wokingham
	tabling member printed	John Redwood
	uin	15532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>National Statistics on the number of civil servants are published each quarter by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) as part of their Public Sector Employment statistical release. The latest available statistics were published 12 December 2023 and showed the number of civil servants as at 30 September 2023. The next ONS publication is scheduled for release on 12 March and will show the number of civil servants as at 31 December. Statistics for 2019 and all previous and upcoming releases can be found on the ONS website at <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 05/03/2024 15:28:17 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1679061

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) total and (b) full-time equivalent head count was of the civil service in each year since 1997.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	7556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2024 answer text <p>Civil service employment on both a headcount and full-time equivalent basis since 1997 is shown in Table 1 below.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Civil Service employment on both a headcount and full-time equivalent basis since 1997 (thousands)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Reference point</p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td><td><p>Full-time Equivalent (FTE)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-97</p></td><td><p>496 [1]</p></td><td><p>495</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-98</p></td><td><p>484 [1]</p></td><td><p>481</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-99</p></td><td><p>497</p></td><td><p>475</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-00</p></td><td><p>509</p></td><td><p>485</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-01</p></td><td><p>519</p></td><td><p>494</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-02</p></td><td><p>529</p></td><td><p>502</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-03</p></td><td><p>552</p></td><td><p>521</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-04</p></td><td><p>565</p></td><td><p>534</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-05</p></td><td><p>558</p></td><td><p>525</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-06</p></td><td><p>555</p></td><td><p>521</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-07</p></td><td><p>538</p></td><td><p>504</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-08</p></td><td><p>518</p></td><td><p>485</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-09</p></td><td><p>519</p></td><td><p>485</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-10</p></td><td><p>522</p></td><td><p>487</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-11</p></td><td><p>508</p></td><td><p>465</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-12</p></td><td><p>459</p></td><td><p>424</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-13</p></td><td><p>443</p></td><td><p>409</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>435</p></td><td><p>401</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-15</p></td><td><p>434</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-16</p></td><td><p>419</p></td><td><p>387</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-17</p></td><td><p>419</p></td><td><p>389</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-18</p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td><p>399</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-19</p></td><td><p>446</p></td><td><p>414</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-20</p></td><td><p>456</p></td><td><p>423</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-21</p></td><td><p>505</p></td><td><p>468</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-22</p></td><td><p>512</p></td><td><p>480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-23</p></td><td><p>521</p></td><td><p>489</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-23</p></td><td><p>529</p></td><td><p>496</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Sources:</p><p>1997-1998 Civil Service Statistics, Cabinet Office. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics</a></p><p>1999-2023 Public Sector Employment Statistics, ONS</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable</a></p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. All data refer to total Civil Service employment for both permanent and temporary/casual employees, except for 1997 and 1998 headcount numbers. The figures for 1997 and 1998 do not include temporary/casual employees in the headcount totals as they are not available.</p><p>2. ONS Public Sector Employment Statistics is the preferred headline measure for Civil Service employment since 1999. Civil Service Statistics, published annually by the Cabinet Office, provides more detailed demographic information for the Civil Service workforce, and prior to 1999, also provides the preferred headline measure for Civil Service employment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/01/2024 12:08:01 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1679063

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants were employed in each (a) Government department and (b) other public sector bodies by (i) head count and (ii) full time equivalent in each year since 1997.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	7558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2024 answer text <p>Civil Service employment on both a headcount and full-time equivalent basis by government departments and their executive agencies and Crown NDPBs has been published on a quarterly basis since 2005 by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) as part of Public Sector Employment Statistics. The ONS statistics are our preferred headline measure for overall Civil Service and departmental employment. Departmental information back to 2005 can be accessed from the following ONS releases:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>2011 to 2023</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable</a></p><p>2010</p><p><a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20100910182617mp_/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_labour/Table6AllDepts.xls" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20100910182617mp_/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_labour/Table6AllDepts.xls</a></p><p>2009</p><p><a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20090904133714mp_/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_labour/Table6AllDepts.xls" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20090904133714mp_/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_labour/Table6AllDepts.xls</a></p><p>2008</p><p><a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20080620171700mp_/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_labour/Table6AllDepts.xls" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20080620171700mp_/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_labour/Table6AllDepts.xls</a></p><p>2007</p><p><a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20070705132738mp_/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_labour/Table6AllDepts.xls" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20070705132738mp_/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_labour/Table6AllDepts.xls</a></p><p>2006</p><p><a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20070202114523/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/pse0906.pdf" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20070202114523/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/pse0906.pdf</a></p><p>2005</p><p><a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20090104164723mp_/http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/documents/xls/statistics/qpses/pses_q1_2005_revised_jan06.xls" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20090104164723mp_/http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/documents/xls/statistics/qpses/pses_q1_2005_revised_jan06.xls</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information on Civil Service employment, on both a headcount and full-time equivalent basis by government department and their executive agencies and Crown NDPBs, is also available and published annually by Cabinet Office as part of Civil Service Statistics and can be accessed from the webpages below:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>2006 to 2023 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics</a></p><p>1970 to 2005 <a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20110422215349/http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/about/resources/stats-archive/archived-reports.aspx" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20110422215349/http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/about/resources/stats-archive/archived-reports.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/01/2024 13:29:16 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1600117

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many civil servants were employed in each government department in each year from 2015 to the present day.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL5979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>Civil service headline employment numbers by government departments on both a headcount and full-time equivalent (FTE) basis are published each quarter by ONS as part of their Quarterly Public Sector Employment release. The quarterly data from June 2011 to September 2022 (the latest published data) are available at Table 9 of each of the quarterly datasets from the link below, and has been collated into the attached.</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 06/03/2023 11:46:19 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name QPSES Civil Service Headcount 2015-2022.xlsx title Civil Service Employment Data
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1544826

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with representatives of civil service staff networks on the government reform strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	94720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>I have not yet met with civil service staff networks, but I look forward to doing so.</p><p>This government is committed to working closely with our brilliant civil servants to ensure we deliver for the public. 14,000 civil servants responded to a 2020 survey that helped inform the Declaration on Government Reform and new vision for A Modern Civil Service. Since then, a network of Reform Champions from across grades, professions and locations have been regularly giving their views on our plans for reform and helping to make change happen where they work.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 28/11/2022 15:40:21 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1487449

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many applications were submitted to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments by civil servants on the prospective roles they intended to take after leaving positions in Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	32501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>22 applications were submitted to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments by civil servants in Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2022</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 12/07/2022 10:08:31 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1359167

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent steps he has taken to increase the (a) number of civil servants from disadvantaged backgrounds and (b) socio-economic diversity of civil servants.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	56215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The Declaration on Government Reform, announced in June, committed the Civil Service to draw on the broadest pool of talent possible. This means that the Civil Service should seek to hire people from varied social and career backgrounds and people from across every part of the UK; including citizens from minority ethnic backgrounds, those living with disabilities and those who have experienced disadvantage in their early lives. The Civil Service is committed to making sure all of these people can flourish in public service. The Civil Service is also looking beyond London - to all corners of the UK - to make sure that it is representative of the communities the Government serves.</p><p>A wide range of schemes, programmes and initiatives are aimed at fulfilling that commitment:</p><ul><li><p>The Places for Growth programme will bring the government closer to the people it serves, relocating 22,000 roles out of London by 2030 including 50% of Senior Civil Service roles. Over 1,000 roles are to be moved to Scotland, Birmingham and Darlington each, and by 2025, 550 roles will be moved to Stoke-on-Trent.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Apprenticeships are a key mechanism for improving the diversity of the Civil Service, as set out in the Declaration on Government Reform. 40% of our apprenticeship intake is from a lower socio-economic background, which provides a more socially diverse talent pipeline into the Civil Service, and provides more opportunities for apprenticeships outside of London.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>We are extending our outreach and internship programmes. We are improving socio-economic diversity through the Early Diversity Internship programme, for those in their first year at university, providing work experience for people from underrepresented groups including those from lower socio-economic backgrounds.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>The Fast Stream continues to seek out candidates from lower socio-economic backgrounds and although the number of candidates appointed from lower socio-economic groups tripled between 2016 and 2021 to 12.8%, the Government recognises the need to do more. We have, therefore, developed a new ‘target university list’ to further boost applications from people from lower socio-economic backgrounds. And, the Summer Diversity Internship Programme for those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, ethnic minorities and those with a disability, offers a fast pass to the final stage of the Fast Stream for successful participants giving them a greater chance of success.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>The Going Forward into Employment scheme is run by the Civil Service Commission, which is hosted by the Cabinet Office. There are 28 accredited life chance schemes in operation across the Civil Service. These help groups of people such as veterans, military partners/spouses and prison leavers find work placements and fixed-term opportunities across Civil Service departments. The programme helps those people overcome barriers associated with entering the Civil Service and supports them into roles. Not only does the scheme help improve their life chances, but it helps make the Civil Service more representative of the country it serves.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 25/10/2021 16:25:18 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1308946

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a list of all civil servants who hold advisory positions outside the civil service.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
	uin	180925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>On 23 April, the Cabinet Secretary wrote to the Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the management of outside interests in the Civil Service. The Committee published this letter on 26 April. It can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/5623/documents/55584/default/" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/5623/documents/55584/default/</a></p><p>The Cabinet Secretary’s letter sets out a series of steps to improve processes. This programme of work will also take account of any recommendations that emerge from Nigel Boardman’s review.</p><p>The Civil Service Management Code sets out, at paragraph 4.3.4, the requirement that civil servants must seek permission before accepting any outside employment which might affect their work either directly or indirectly. The applicable principles are those set out in the Business Appointment Rules. The Civil Service Management Code is published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-servants-terms-and-conditions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-servants-terms-and-conditions</a> .</p><p>Where the civil servant is a member of the departmental board any outside employment, as well as other relevant interests will be published as part of the Annual Report and Accounts or other transparency publication.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 180922 181099 question first answered 29/04/2021 10:53:48 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle