Speeches

Jonathan Ashworth – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-04-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of officials of his Department resigned in each of the last six years.

Mr Robert Goodwill

The information requested is in the table below.

TIMEFRAME

NUMBERS OF VOLUNTARY RESIGNATIONS

% PROPORTION OF OFFICIALS (based on headcount not Full Time Equivalent Data)

01/04/2015 – 31/03/2016

462

3.3

01/04/2014 – 31/03/2015

489

2.8

01/04/2013 – 31/03/2014

428

2.5

01/04/2012 – 31/03/2013

378

2.1

01/04/2011 – 31/03/2012

421

2.3

01/04/2010 – 31/03/2011

374

2.0

The Department for Transport data relates to the central department and its agencies during the timeframe indicated, Highways England are therefore excluded from the 15/16 figures.