HC Deb 20 June 1996 vol 279 cc590-1W
Ms Jowell

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total number of people employed by each of the next steps agencies under his Department's control; how many of those employees are women; and at what civil service or equivalent grades they are employed. [32738]

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The numbers of males and females employed in each of the agencies, expressed in full time equivalent terms, are shown in the tables.

Permanent staff in executive agencies of the Scottish Office at 1 April 1996 (full-time equivalent)
Scottish Office Pensions Agency Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency Student Awards Agency Scotland
Grade equivalent Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
Senior CS — — — 1.0 — 1.0 1.0 — 1.0
Grade 6 1.0 — 1.0 4.0 — 4.0 — — —
Grade 7 3.0 — 3.0 17.0 — 17.0 — — —
SEO 2.0 — 2.0 39.0 — 39.0 2.0 1.0 3.0
HEO 11.0 3.0 14.0 41.0 1.0 42.0 5.0 1.6 6.6
EO 17.0 15.1 32.1 41.0 3.0 44.0 9.0 10.6 19.6
AO 32.0 37.5 69.5 7.0 3.0 10.0 30.0 41.6 71.6
AA 27.0 21.0 48.0 3.3 20.4 23.7 8.0 13.5 21.5
Industrials — — — 59.0 — 59.0 — — —
Total 93.0 76.6 169.6 212.3 27.4 239.7 55.0 68.3 123.3

Scottish Agricultural Science Agency Historic Scotland Total (excluding SPS)
Grade equivalent Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
Senior CS 1.0 — 1.0 2.7 — 2.7 5.7 — 5.7
Grade 6 2.0 — 2.0 5.0 — 5.0 12.0 — 12.0
Grade 7 10.0 1.6 11.6 17.0 5.4 22.4 47.0 7.0 54.0
SEO 7.0 1.5 8.5 31.0 11.0 42.0 81.0 13.5 94.5
HEO 17.0 12.3 29.3 27.0 6.0 33.0 101.0 23.9 124.9
EO 9.0 12.3 21.3 46.6 24.0 70.6 122.6 65.0 187.6
AO 5.0 26.6 31.6 26.6 37.6 64.2 100.6 146.3 246.9
AA 7.0 8.0 13.0 51.9 58.9 110.8 97.2 119.8 217.0
Industrials 15.0 1.0 16.0 219.0 2.0 221.0 293.0 3.0 296.0
Total 73.0 61.3 134.3 426.8 144.9 571.7 860.1 378.5 1,238.6

Scottish Prison Service1

  • Male: 3,838.8
  • Female: 600.2
  • Total: 4,439.0

1 Due to a pay and grading review, Scottish Prison Service staff are no longer classified by the standard civil service grades and are now split into paybands. Consequently, no breakdown along the lines requested is possible for SPS.