Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full-time equivalent staff have worked in the Child Poverty Unit in each of the last five years.
The Prime Minister is clear that tackling poverty and disadvantage, and delivering real social reform, is a priority for this Government.
The full information requested is not available; however, what is available has been provided in the table below. Please note, these numbers do not included centrally-managed Civil Service fast streamers.
Child Poverty Unit: Full-time equivalent staff (on 31 March). | |
2011/12 | We do not hold complete records for this year |
2012/13 | 23.37 |
2013/14 | 17.83 |
2014/15 | 13.5 |
2015/16 | 10.5 |