§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the average salary of Department of Health civil servants; what is the average salary of the best-paid 20 per cent.; and if she will list the grades and numbers of staff at each grade in her Department.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe average salary of the Department of Health staff, excluding agency and youth treatment service staff, as at 1 May 1994, is £22,365, and the average salary of the best paid 20 per cent. of these staff at the same date is £40,216. Departmental grades and numbers of staff at each grade are shown in the table.
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Details of the grades and numbers of staff in the Department of Health and its agencies Number in grades (whole-time equivalents) Grades Central department Agencies and youth Treatment service Grade 1 1.00 — Grade 1A 2.00 — Unified Grade 2 9.00 — Unified Grade 3 23.60 2.00 Unified Grade 4 5.50 3.00 Principal Medical Officer 15.00 2.00 Deputy Chief Nursing Officer 1.60 — Deputy Chief Inspector SSI 2.00 — Unified Grade 5 86.98 8.00 Senior Medical Officer 60.50 28.00 Senior Dental Officer 3.00 — Principal Nursing Officer 3.00 — Assistant Chief Inspector SSI 16.00 — Unified Grade 6 57.58 20.00 Medical Officer 1.60 2.00 Nursing Officer 35.10 — Dental Officer 4.00 — Senior Principal Research Officer 2.00 — Senior Pharmaceutical Officer 0.00 10.00 Unified Grade 7 320.83 51.50 Principal Pharmaceutical Officer 9.00 49.00 Inspector SSI 107.00 — Principal Research Officer 3.75 — Principal Scientific Officer 11.50 7.00 Principal Professional and Technology Officer 20.50 — Senior Executive Officer 200.31 28.00 Senior Scientific Officer 21.60 3.00 Senior Professional and Technology Officer 40.00 14.00 Pharmaceutical Officer 1 12.00 17.00 Senior Librarian 5.00 — Senior Information Officer 10.00 — Higher Executive Officer 484.24 58.00 Higher Executive Officer (D) 18.00 — Higher Scientific Officer 17 22.00 Higher Professional and Technology Officer 27.50 6.00 Senior Assistant Statistician 10.00 — Senior Economic Assistant 2.00 — Librarian 14.50 1.00 Information Officer 16.00 — Pharmaceutical Officer 2 0.00 7.00 Executive Officer 569.98 151.22 Administrative Trainee 4.00 — Scientific Officer 11.00 18.00 Professional and Technology Officer 2.00 — Assistant Statistician 9.60 — Economic Assistant 3.00 — Assistant Librarian 9.00 1.00
Number in grades (whole-time equivalents) Grades Central department Agencies and youth Treatment service Assistant Information Officer 4.00 — Assistant Scientific Officer 1.00 5.00 Administrative Officer 477.03 306.93 Administrative Assistant 161.70 113.89 Sandwich Student 1.00 — Laboratory Technician 1.50 — Senior Personal Secretary 66.50 5.00 Personal Secretary 247.79 42.51 Chief Typing Manager 4.00 — Typing Manager 11.16 2.00 Typist 99.36 22.24 Support Manager 2 0.00 1.00 Support Manager 3 8.00 1.00 Support Grade Band 1 21.00 5.00 Support Grade Band 2 92.10 45.16 Youth Treatment Service Care Staff 0.00 143.50 Youth Treatment Service Industrial Staff 0.00 23.50 Totals 3,484.91 1,255.45 Note: Figures above are Staff in Post as at 1 May 1994.