HC Deb 16 April 1981 vol 3 c254W
Mr. Abse

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how much time, both in terms of the number of man-hours and the percentage of total available man-hours, has been spent by members of his Department in (a) Session 1979–80 and (b) Session 1980–81 on work specifically related to the activities of the Select Committee on Welsh Affairs in each of the following categories: (i) Ministers, (ii) permanent secretaries, (iii) deputy secretaries, (iv) under secretaries, (v) assistant secretaries, (vi) principals and (vii) all other staff.

Mr. Nicholas Edwards

Information is not available in the form requested. However, the amount of time spent by officials on work arising from the activities of Select Committees was recorded for the period 18 February 1980 to 17 February 1981, and information is available in the following form:

Man hours % of total available conditioned man hours
Under Secretaries and above 430.8 1.7
Assistant Secretaries 212.8 0.5
Principals 1043.3 0.9
Senior Executive Officers and below (including support staff) 522.2 0.02

Mr. Abse

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the maximum percentage of available working time spent by any individual member of his staff on work specifically related to the activities of the Committee on Welsh Affairs so far during (a) Session 1979–80 and (b) Session 1980–81; and what are the grades of the officers involved.

Mr. Nicholas Edwards

Information is not available in the form requested. However, for the period 18 February 1980 to 17 February 1981, the highest percentage of available working time spent by an official on work related to the activities of the Select Committee on Welsh Affairs was 33 per cent. The official is a principal.