§ Pete WishartTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if she will estimate total staff costs for her Department and its agencies by nation and region of the UK; and if she will make a statement. [6805]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe total civil service staff costs for my Department in the current financial year are estimated to be £2.1 million in Scotland and £1.1 million in London.
§ Pete WishartTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many and what proportion of each civil service grade in her Department is located in each region and nation of the UK, what the average salary is for each grade; and if she will make a statement. [6808]
§ Mrs. LiddellA breakdown of Scotland Office staff numbers by grade and location, at 1 April 2000, is shown in the tables together with the average salary for each grade.
Number of staff by grade level and region Full-time equivalent Government Office Region Level London Scotland Total SCS 4 5 9 G6/7 5 17 22 SEO/HEO 6 7 13 EO 4 1 5 AO-AA 19 14 33 Others 1 3 4 Total 39 47 86
Percentage of staff by grade level and region Level London Scotland Total SCS 4.7 5.8 10.5 G6/7 5.8 19.8 25.6 SEO/HEO 7.0 8.1 15.1 EO 4.7 1.2 5.8 AO-AA 22.1 16.3 38.4 Others grades 1.2 3.5 4.7 Total 45 55 100
£ Grade level Average salary SCS 65,459 G6/7 35,133 SEO/HEO 22,440 EO 20,319 AO-AA 15,719 Others 29,761