Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) staff, (b) director-level staff and (c) director-general level staff have taken up a post in his Department in each of the last five years.
The number of staff joining the department at the levels requested can be found in the following table:
| 16/17 | 17/18 | 18/19 | 19/20 | 20/21* |
All staff | 355 | 443 | 451 | 473 | 347 |
Director | Fewer than 5 | Fewer than 5 | Fewer than 5 | Fewer than 5 | Fewer than 5 |
Director General | Fewer than 5 | Fewer than 5 | Fewer than 5 | Fewer than 5 | Fewer than 5 |
*The data for 20/21 covers the period April 20 to September 20