Mike Wood: To ask the Attorney-General how many staff are employed by the Serious Fraud Office; and of these, how many are (a) senior civil servants and (b) special advisers.

The Solicitor-General: The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) does not employ any special advisers. As of 30 November there was a full-time equivalent (FTE) of 297.39 staff employed at the SFO, of which a FTE of 11.56 were senior civil servants.

Mike Wood: To ask the Attorney-General how many investigators are employed in the Serious Fraud Office.

The Solicitor-General: As of 30 November there was a full-time equivalent of 116.09 investigators employed at the Serious Fraud Office.