§ Mr. Arnoldasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the responsibilities of each of the deputy secretaries in his Department and the number and ranks of staff reporting to each.
§ Mr. BrookeThe information at l May 1986 is as follows:
DEPUTY SECRETARY (GRADE 2), OVERSEAS FINANCE
Responsibilities:
- European Community Group
- Aid and Export Finance Group
- Senior United Kingdom Director of the European Investment Bank
- United Kingdom representation at international financial and economic meetings
Two Grade 3, four Grade 5 and 43 other staff.
DEPUTY SECRETARY (GRADE 2), PUBLIC FINANCE
Responsibilities:
- Fiscal Policy Group
- Home Finance Group
- Public Sector Finance Group
- North Sea Development and Policy
- Finance Economic Unit
Three Grade 3, six Grade 5 and 90 other staff.
DEPUTY SECRETARY (GRADE 2), INDUSTRY
Responsibilities:
- Public Enterprise Group
- Industry, Agriculture and Employment Group
Two Grade 3, six Grade 5 and 68 other staff.
Deputy Secretary (Grade 2), Public Expenditure
Responsibilities
- Local Government Group
- Social Services and Territorial Group
- Home Transport and Education Group
- Treasury Officer of Accounts and Purchasing
- Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency
- Financial Management Co-ordination
- Staff Inspection and Evaluation
- Running Costs and Management
- Treasury/MPO Joint Management Unit
331 - Chairman of the Public Expenditure Survey Committee
- Chairman of the Procurement Policy Committee
Six Grade 3, 17 Grade 5 and 662 other staff.
DEPUTY SECRETARY (GRADE 2), PAY
Responsibilities
- General Pay issues
- Civil Service Pay and Allowances
- Public Sector Superannuation
- Civil Service Industrial Relations
- Civil Service Catering Organisation
One Grade 4, four Grade 5 and 1,148 other staff including 816 industrial civil servants at CISCO.
DEPUTY SECRETARY (GRADE 2), DEPUTY CHIEF ECONOMIC ADVISER
Responsibilities
- Micro economic analysis, special studies
- Expenditure Support Group
- Public Enterprises Analytic Unit
- Economics of Taxation and Social Security Division
- Statistics and Computing Services
One Grade 3, six Grade 5 and 58 other staff.
Establishments and Organisation Group, the Central Unit, the Information Division and the Rating of Government Property Department (1,055 staff), report direct to the Permanent Secretary: the Defence Policy and Materiel Group and General Expenditure Policy Group (78 staff) to the Second Permanent Secretary (Public Expenditure); the Forecast and Analysis Group and the Medium Term and Policy Analysis Group (34 staff) to the Chief Economic Adviser; the External Finance Group (22 staff) to the Second Permanent Secretary (Overseas Finance); and the Accountancy Advice Group (44 staff) reports to the Accountancy Adviser to the Treasury and the Head of the Government Accountancy Service.