Treasury Solicitors' Department

HC Deb 11 February 1994 vol 237 c502W

Mr. Cousins

To ask the Attorney-General if he will list the size, grades and costs of the staff of the Treasury Solicitors' Department in each of the last three years ending on 31 March and the current figures for numbers and grades.

The Attorney-General

The following table sets out the size and grades of the staff of the Treasury Solicitor's Department in each of the first three years ending on 31 March and the current figures:

	1991	1992	1993
Grade	31 March	31 March	31 March	Present
1	1	1	1	1
2	1	1	1	1
3	10	9	8	8
4	—	2	3	3
5	38	40	39	40
6	59	64	58	63
71	78	86	91	101
SEO	13	13	17	19
HEO	33	32	32	36
EO	68	69	67	72
AO/AA	69	74	75	75
Support	69	74	78	77
TOTAL	439	465	470	496

The costs of staff of the Treasury Solicitor's Department in each of the last three years ending on 31 March were:

• 1990–91 £12559 million²
• 1991–92 £14088 million
• 1992–93 £15073 million

¹Includes legal officers and senior legal assistants.

²1990–91 includes notional figure for superannuation of £1.642 million.

Superannuation was only charged in cash terms from I April 1991.