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1541450

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date	11/11/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the civil service headcount for their Department was on (a) 15 November 2022 and (b) 1 February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	84834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>The Civil Service headcount for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on 1 February 2020 and 31 October 2022* was:</p><p> </p><p>31 October 2022: 5876</p><p>1 February 2020: 4577</p><p> </p><p><em>*Date changed to 31 October 2022 as per our latest monthly Official Statistics publication.</em></p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 21/11/2022 17:17:04 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1541452

registered interest
date	11/11/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the civil service headcount for their Department was on (a) 15 November 2022 and (b) 1 February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	84836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>As at 1 February 2020, the headcount of the Department was 7179.</p><p>As at 15 November 2022, the headcount of the Department was 8358.</p><p>This growth reflects a number of key areas, such as emergency response functions in response to COVID-19 and Ukraine, and policy and delivery teams supporting the Department’s skills, schools and families reform agenda. This includes ongoing growth of the academies sector. This also reflects specialist digital, data, and technology, and commercial roles, including replacing managed services where possible to deliver greater value for money.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/11/2022 17:46:38 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1541454

registered interest
date	11/11/2022
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: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the civil service headcount for their Department was on (a) 15 November 2022 and (b) 1 February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	84838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>a) As of 31 October 2022 (the latest payroll figure for 15 November 2022), Department for International Trade (DIT) employed 3,481 Civil Servants. 3,302 Civil Servants in the UK and 179 overseas UK based staff working on DIT objectives. In addition, UK Export Finance employed 515 staff.</p><p> </p><p>b) As of 31 January 2020 (for 1 February 2020), Department for International Trade employed 2,229 Civil Servants. 2,077 Civil Servants in the UK and 152 overseas UK based staff working on DIT objectives. In addition, UK Export Finance employed 337 staff.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 21/11/2022 11:41:21 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1541455

registered interest
date	11/11/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the civil service headcount for their Department was on (a) 15 November 2022 and (b) 1 February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	84839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>DLUHC headcount is published each month at the following <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fdluhc-workforce-management-information&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C4b6278f8378a402501ec08dacbbb59ec%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638046302761749912%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=BUWtETAG7vmqkXbM%2Bg46T2CWvZclRFh3f5Xxxdrlv%2B8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">link.</a></p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 21/11/2022 15:36:11 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1541456

registered interest
date	11/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the civil service headcount for their Department was on (a) 15 November 2022 and (b) 1 February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	84840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>DfT’s workforce data is regularly published in transparency releases and consolidated in end year accounts. The 2019/20 figure for permanently employed staff in the civil service employers of DfTc and Agencies was 13,902. The latest transparency release in August 2022 shows that the number of the workforce on payroll in these organisations was 15,436.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 21/11/2022 15:55:50 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1541457

registered interest
date	11/11/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the civil service headcount for their Department was on (a) 15 November 2022 and (b) 1 February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	84841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>DWP only reports month end figures, not mid-month figures. Both periods below are taken on the last day of the month to represent that period.</p><p> </p><p>February 2020 – 78,418</p><p>October 2022 – 86,345</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 21/11/2022 16:52:34 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1541458

registered interest
date	11/11/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the civil service headcount for their Department was on (a) 15 November 2022 and (b) 1 February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	84842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>As of 15 November 2022, there were 3,978 civil servants in the Department. There were 1,766 civil servants in the Department on 1 February 2020.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 21/11/2022 16:41:28 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1541459

registered interest
date	11/11/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the civil service headcount for their Department was on (a) 15 November 2022 and (b) 1 February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	84843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development headcount on 31st October 2022 was 7237. The combined headcount of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development on 31st January 2020 was 8015.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 21/11/2022 17:12:47 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1541460

registered interest
date	11/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the civil service headcount for their Department was on (a) 15 November 2022 and (b) 1 February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	84844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>The number of Civil Servants employed by HM Treasury as at the closest month end dates to those requested are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Paid Headcount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/01/2020</p></td><td><p>1601</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/10/2022</p></td><td><p>2080</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>National Statistics on Civil Service employment numbers, both overall and by department, are published each quarter by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) as part of their Public Sector Employment statistical release.</p><p> </p><p>The latest figures were published 13 September 2022 and showed the position as at 30 June 2022. The next figures will be published 13 December for the end of September position.</p><p> </p><p>More timely workforce information is also published by departments in the interests of transparency on gov.uk each month. This monthly workforce management information (MWMI) includes additional breakdowns on department and agency employment numbers e.g. showing contingent labour, grade breakdowns and associated costs.</p><p> </p><p>The department continued to grow throughout 2020-21, as work on planning the transition from our exit from the EU continued and the department responded to the COVID-19 crisis. In 2021-22 the Treasury continued to respond to COVID-19 and to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and took on new responsibilities such as the establishment of the UK Infrastructure Bank, as well as setting up the new economic campus in Darlington. The size of the Treasury’s workforce in 2021- 22 remained broadly consistent with that of the previous year.</p><p> </p><p>Treasury will meet its departmental Spending Review commitments, in doing this we will continue to seek opportunities for efficiencies, in line with the steer in the Autumn Statement.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 21/11/2022 16:51:44 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1541461

registered interest
date	11/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the civil service headcount for their Department was on (a) 15 November 2022 and (b) 1 February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	84845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>Home Office staff data can only be obtained via information retained as of the last day of the month.</p><p>Information on the latest Home Office staff data will be published on 30<sup>th</sup> November and for b) dated 31 January 2020 is published here. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/workforce-management-information-2022" target="_blank">Workforce management information, 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 21/11/2022 17:11:35 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies