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984945

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what change there has been in staffing levels in his Department since June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	177734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>Between June 2016 and June 2018 there has been an overall 9% increase in staffing levels.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>June 2016</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>June 2018<sup>1</sup></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>% Variance</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FTE</p></td><td><p>HC</p></td><td><p>FTE</p></td><td><p>HC</p></td><td><p>FTE</p></td><td><p>HC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26108</p></td><td><p>28060</p></td><td><p>28369</p></td><td><p>30620</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p><sup>1</sup> Figures are reported using ONS Definitions. Since April 17 we have been using a new reporting system which has impacted on civil servant paid and unpaid figures; previously loans to FCO were captured as unpaid but are now recorded in the paid categoryas all costs are re-charged to the Home Office. The paid category only are reported in figures collected by Office for National Statistics (ONS) for the Quarterly Public Employment Survey (QPSES).</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Data Source:</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>1) June 2016: Data View - Office for National Statistics compliant monthly snapshot corporate Human Resources data for Home Office.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>2) June 2018: Adelphi - Home Office Human Resources Record System.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Period Covered:</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>1) As at 30/06/2016</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2) As at 30/06/2018</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Organisational Coverage: Home Office</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>Employee Coverage: Data is based on headcount (HC) and Full Time Equivalent (FTE) of paid Civil Servants who were current at the end of the period.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>Note: Figues are in line with the Quarterly Public Sector Employment Survey (QPSES) collected by Office for National Statistics (ONS)</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Key workforce changes in 2016-17 include:</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>1 Machinery of Government Change: 59.40 (FTE) Fire &amp; Resilience staff moved to Home Office from the Department for Communities &amp; Local Government</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>2 Machinery of Government Change: 80.46 (FTE) Civil Service Learning staff moved from Home Office to the Cabinet Office.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 19/10/2018 12:00:19 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

984953

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what change there has been in staffing levels in his Department since June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	177740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>In the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales the staffing levels increased by six staff between June 2016 and September 2018.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 19/10/2018 07:52:39 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

984929

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether she plans to publish her Department's preparations for no deal.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	177721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>We firmly believe it is in the interests of both the EU and the UK to strike a deal. That remains the goal on both sides and we are confident that this will be achieved. But it is the job of a responsible Government to prepare for all scenarios, so we have already carried out very significant ‘no deal’ preparations for the unlikely event that we reach March 2019 without agreeing a deal.</p><p> </p><p>We have already published over 100 technical notices so that businesses and citizens have time to prepare in the event of a 'no deal' scenario. These are available on Gov.uk in a centralised location that is easy for people to access and use.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 19/10/2018 11:36:31 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

984926

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he plans to publish his Department's preparations for no deal.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	177719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>We firmly believe it is in the interests of both the EU and the UK to strike a deal. That remains the goal on both sides and we are confident that this will be achieved. But it is the job of a responsible Government to prepare for all scenarios, so we have already carried out very significant ‘no deal’ preparations for the unlikely event that we reach March 2019 without agreeing a deal.</p><p>The Government has already published over 100 technical notices so that businesses and citizens have time to prepare in the event of a ‘no deal’ scenario. These are available on gov.uk in a centralised location that is easy for people to access and use.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 19/10/2018 11:10:06 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

984937

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what change there has been in staffing levels in his Department since June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	177726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p><em>The Department’s workforce statistics are published on a quarterly basis by the Office for National Statistics as part of its Quarterly Public Sector Employment estimates. Data for the two quarters in question, June 2016 and June 2018 (latest available quarterly release) can be viewed and obtained via the following link: <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> (table 9) in the attached xlsx files for the dates in question. </em></p><p> </p><p><em>At the end of June 2016 the Department employed a reported 1420 full-time equivalent staff in comparison with 1760 full-time equivalent staff at the end of June 2018. Please note that these figures are roundest to the nearest ten at the point of release and do not include the Department’s Executive Agencies or NDPBs. The difference between the two reported numbers represents a 24 per cent increase in staffing levels during the period in question. It is important to note that In March 2010 there were 2109 full-time equivalent staff working in the Department.</em></p><p> </p><p><em>Please note that the numbers reported to ONS are based on directly employed officials where the Department bears at least 50 per cent of salary costs through its payroll. Staff employed directly by the Department who are on an unpaid leave of absence or paid on a reimbursed basis are not included in management information published on GOV.UK and supplied to ONS.</em></p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 19/10/2018 14:00:58 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

984913

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to publish his Department's preparations for no deal.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	177712
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>It is in the interests of both the EU and the UK to strike a deal and this remains the goal on both sides. We are confident that this will be achieved.</p><p> </p><p>It is the job of a responsible government to prepare for all scenarios. We have already carried out very significant ‘no deal’ preparations for the unlikely event that we reach March 2019 without agreeing a deal.</p><p> </p><p>We have already published over 100 technical notices so that businesses and citizens have time to prepare in the event of a 'no deal' scenario. These are available on GOV.UK in a centralised location that is easy for people to access and use.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 19/10/2018 11:19:34 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

984940

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what change there has been in staffing levels in his Department since June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	177729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the change in the department’s staffing levels since June 2016.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Full Time Equivalent </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2016</p></td><td><p>3531</p></td><td><p>3395.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2018</p></td><td><p>6194</p></td><td><p>5956.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 19/10/2018 11:25:20 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

984912

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to publish his Department's preparations for no deal.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	177711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>We firmly believe it is in the interests of both the EU and the UK to strike a deal. That remains the goal on both sides and we are confident that this will be achieved. However it is the job of a responsible Government to prepare for all scenarios, so we have already carried out very significant ‘no deal’ preparations for the unlikely event that we reach March 2019 without agreeing a deal</p><p><br> We have already published over 100 technical notices so that businesses and citizens have time to prepare in the event of a 'no deal' scenario. These are available on gov.uk in a centralised location that is easy for people to access and use.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/10/2018 10:52:17 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

984939

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what change there has been in staffing levels in his Department since June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	177728
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>The DCMS headcount for June 2016 and the following two years was:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 June 2016</p></td><td><p>530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 June 2017</p></td><td><p>669</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 June 2018</p></td><td><p>979</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures relate to Civil Servants on DCMS’ payroll. This includes permanent staff, those on fixed-term contracts, those on paid loan/secondment in/out of DCMS and those on paid maternity leave.</p><p> </p><p>This information is published by DCMS on an annual basis. The information for 2016/17 can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-workforce-management-data-financial-year-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-workforce-management-data-financial-year-2016-to-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/10/2018 10:50:17 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

984938

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what change there has been in staffing levels in his Department since June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	177727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>Details of changes to Armed Forces staffing levels since June 2016 can be found via the links below:</p><p><strong>Armed Forces Personnel</strong></p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-2016</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-2017*</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2018</p><p>*The publication of Armed Forces staffing levels changed from monthly to quarterly following the release of the 1 October 2017 edition.</p><p><strong>Civilian Personnel</strong></p><p>Details of MOD civilian staffing levels are published within the Biannual Civilian Personnel Report (BCPR). A link to the BCPR can be found below:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-biannual-civilian-personnel-statisticsindex</p><p>Prior to the biannual change on 1 April 2018, civilian personnel statistics were published quarterly in the Quarterly Civilian Personnel Report; a link to these historic reports can be found below:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-civilian-personnel-quarterly-statistics-index</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 19/10/2018 12:11:53 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra