Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many civil servants employed by his Department were based in each of the 12 NUTS1 UK regions on (a) 1 March 2021, (b) 1 June 2021 and (c) 1 September 2021.

As at 31 March 2021, the Department employed 3,520 civil servants in the following NUTS1 United Kingdom regions:

- 30 civil servants in North West;

- 1,040 civil servants in Yorkshire and the Humber;

- 2,440 civil servants in London; and

- 10 civil servants in South East.

As at 30 June 2021, the Department employed 3,940 civil servants in the following NUTS1 regions:

- 30 civil servants in North West;

- 1,120 civil servants in Yorkshire and the Humber; and

- 2,790 civil servants in London.

As at 30 September 2021, the Department employed 4,210 civil servants in the following NUTS1 regions:

- 30 civil servants in North West;

- 1,180 civil servants in Yorkshire and the Humber; and

- 3,000 civil servants in London.

In line with headcount reporting for Annual Civil Service Employment Survey and Quarterly Public Sector Employment Surveys, statistics are provided as at respective month-ends and numbers are rounded to the nearest ten.