§ Mr. Tom ArnoldTo ask 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. RyderThere are six deputy secretaries in the Treasury. Their responsibilities and the number of staff who report to them are as follows:
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Responsibilities Staff numbers Overseas Finance European Community Group Aid and Export Finance Group International Finance Group (Three Grade 3, Six Grade 5, and 63 other staff) 72 Public Finance Fiscal Policy Group Financial Institutions and Markets Group Monetary Group Public Sector Finance Division (Three Grade 3, Eight Grade 5, and 105½ other staff) 116½ Industry Public Enterprises Group Industry, Agriculture and Employment Group Home Transport and Education Group (Two Grade 3, Seven Grade 5, and 86 other staff) 95 Public Services Social Services and Territorial Group Local Government Group Treasury Officer of Accounts and Purchasing Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency (Four Grade 3, Twelve Grade 5 and 489½ other staff) 505½
Responsibilities Staff numbers Deputy Chief Economic Adviser Forecast and Analysis Group Medium Term and Policy Analysis Group Public Expenditure Economics Group (Three Grade 3, Seven Grade 5, and 46 other staff) 56 Civil Service Management and Pay (Responsibility of Second Permanent Secretary prior to January 1990) Management Policy and Running Costs Group Personnel Policy Group Pay and Industrial Relations Group Civil Service Catering Organisation (Three Grade 3, Nine Grade 5, and 1,102 other staff including 599 Industrials) 1,114 The remainder of the Department reports directly to the permanent secretary, the second permanent secretary (public expenditure) or the chief accountancy adviser. Staff in these areas total 1,169.