Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 3765

10 Downing Street: Digital Technology

Tabled: 2 September 2024
Answered: 5 September 2024
Named Day

Question

Alex Burghart

ConservativeBrentwood and Ongar

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) headcount and (b) budget is of the 10 Downing Street data science team.

Answer

Georgia Gould
There were 21 FTE staff in post as of 31 July 2024, with a standing headcount of 25. The budget for the 2024/25 year is £2.347m. This budget covers headcount, with funding for incidental expenditures coming from a flexible central pot.