§ Pete WishartTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many and what proportion of each Civil Service grade in
Distribution of staff by grade at 1 April 2000 Cabinet Office Civil service College Parliamentary Counsel Government Car and Despatch Agency Security Facilities Division1 Total1 All grades Number 1,316 242 47 228 149 1,982 Percentage 66 12 2 12 8 100 SCS level Number 110 3 35 1 — 149 Percentage 6 0 2 0 — 8 Level 6/7 Number 209 85 2 3 — 298 Percentage 11 4 0 0 — 15 SEO/HEO level Number 287 16 1 7 — 311 Percentage 14 1 0 0 — 16 EO level Number 293 42 5 9 — 348 Percentage 15 2 0 0 — 18 AO/AA level Number 418 96 5 11 — 530 Percentage 21 5 0 1 — 27 Industrial/Other grades Number — — — 197 80 277 Percentage — — — 10 4 14 1 Security Facilities Division figures and total include 69 non-industrial staff for whom statistics by grade are not available.
Distribution of staff by region at 1 April 2000 Cabinet Office Civil service College Parliamentary Counsel Government Car and Despatch Agency Security Facilities Division1 Total1 All Regions Number 1,316 242 47 228 149 1,982 Percentage 66 12 2 12 8 100 London Number 1,253 11 47 212 — 1,523 Percentage 63 1 2 11 — 77 South-east Number 47 228 — — — 275 Percentage 2 12 — — — 14 Eastern Number 16 3 — — — 19 Percentage 1 0 — — — 1 West Midlands Number — — — 1 1 Percentage — — — 0 — 0 Yorkshire and Humberside Number — — — 3 — 3 Percentage — — — 0 — 0 Wales Number — — — 12 — 12 Percentage — — — 1 — 1 1Total includes 149 Security Facilities Division staff for whom statistics by region are not available Since 1996, Departments and agencies have had responsibility for setting the level of pay for their staff. The current constituent bodies of the Cabinet Office, including the Central Office a Information, the Government Car and Despatch Agency, the Equal Opportunities Commission, and the Government Offices all operate their own pay systems.
1008Whis Department is located in each region and nation of the UK; what the average salary is for each grade; and if he will make a statement. [6784]
§ Mr. LeslieThe total numbers and proportions of staff respectively in each Civil Service grade and region in the Cabinet Office and its agencies at 1 April 2000 (the most recent statistics available) were as set out in the tables.
Up-to-date information is available from payroll records, taking account of negotiated pay increases for 2000. This information also reflects the machinery of government changes that took place after the June 2001 general election, which included the transfer to the Cabinet Office of responsibility for the Government Offices for the Regions. Current average salaries, by grade, for the Cabinet Office constituent bodies are:
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Cabinet Office Central Office of Information Government Car and Despatch Agency Equal Opportunities Commission Government Offices for the Regions1 SCS level 67,330 83,620 62,000 53,748 — Level 6/7 38,263 39,065 48,224 36,281 39,282 SEO/HEO level 25,030 28,198 29,000 22,583 24,213 EO level 19,035 19,533 24,826 17,078 17,145 AO/AA level 14,287 13,611 16,512 12,323 12,712 Industrial/Other grades 28,402 — 19,459 — — 1Security Facilities Division figures and total include 69 non-industrial staff for whom statistics by grade are not available.
§ Pete WishartTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will estimate the number of staff employed by his Department by region and nation of the UK; and if he will make a statement. [6780]
§ Mr. LeslieThe total number of staff employed in the Cabinet Office and its agencies in each region and nation
Regional distribution of staff as at 1 April 2000 All staff (full-time equivalent) Government Office region London South East Total London and South East South West West Midlands North West North East Merseyside Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 3,030 770 3,800 1,210 440 880 110 0 Cabinet Office 1,520 270 1,800 0 0 0 0 0 Crown Prosecution Service 1,300 520 1,820 330 530 620 320 200 Customs and Excise 5,510 3,530 9,040 940 1,040 1,490 520 1,040 Culture, Media and Sport 620 0 620 0 0 0 0 0 Ministry of Defence 8,640 22,620 31,260 22,770 8,010 1,320 490 840 Education and Employment 6,850 2,340 9,190 2,360 2,830 3,480 2,500 960 Environment, Transport and the Regions 4,350 870 5,220 1,760 790 730 370 80 Health and Safety Executive/Commission 660 140 810 70 160 150 70 1,290 Foreign and Commonwealth Office 4,600 40 4,640 0 0 0 0 0 Health 2,480 290 2,780 230 230 690 130 0 HM Land Registry 780 510 1,300 1,500 630 470 660 500 Home Office 6,990 1,180 8,170 250 740 400 80 960 HM Prison Service 4,720 6,930 11,650 3,050 3,830 4,270 3,040 780 Inland Revenue 8,370 6,370 14,750 4,000 4,080 7,920 7,640 3,840 International Development 720 0 720 0 0 0 0 0 Intervention Board 0 950 950 0 0 0 280 0 Lord Chancellor's 5,490 1,070 6,560 400 710 750 130 320 Office for National Statistics 730 640 1,380 0 0 100 0 540 Ordnance Survey 20 1,420 1,450 50 40 40 20 10 Registers of Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scottish Executive 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 Social Security 9,100 5,780 14,890 5,060 6,840 15,660 9,780 3,810 Trade and Industry 4,750 250 4,990 240 410 290 220 50 Treasury 830 0 830 0 0 0 0 0 National Assembly for Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Royal Mint 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 Other Departments 4,080 120 4,200 5,040 750 250 430 220 All permanent staff 86,190 56,630 142,820 49,250 32,080 39,504 26,780 15,440 All casual staff 1,790 1,090 2,990 610 615 815 800 330 1010W
All staff (full-time equivalent) Government office region Yorkshire and Humberside East Midlands Eastern Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Unreported and Elsewhere All areas Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1,540 400 860 200 110 0 30 9,590 Cabinet Office 0 0 20 10 0 0 150 1,980 Crown Prosecution Service 600 380 300 350 0 0 0 5,450 Customs and Excise 910 850 3,730 490 1,270 530 50 21,910 Culture, Media and Sport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 620 Ministry of Defence 2,990 2,630 6,400 4,980 9,400 3,230 6,040 100,330 Education and Employment 5,630 1,920 1,940 1,890 3,360 0 0 36,060 Environment, Transport and the Regions 740 550 840 3,690 390 0 1,930 17,070 Health and Safety Executive/ of the UK at 1 April 2000 (the most recent statistics available) was 1,980. The breakdown by geographical area is as shown in the table. This shows analogous distributions for the whole of the Civil Service at that date and is drawn from the publication "Civil Service Statistics 2000", issued on 31 August 2001.
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All staff (full-time equivalent) Government office region Yorkshire and Humberside East Midlands Eastern Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Unreported and Elsewhere All areas Commission 450 270 180 110 280 0 0 3,820 Foreign and Commonwealth Office 0 0 820 0 0 0 0 5,470 Health 1,040 20 20 0 0 0 10 5,160 HM Land Registry 430 850 820 590 0 0 0 7,750 Home Office 400 40 610 460 240 130 50 12,550 HM Prison Service 4,550 3,500 3,750 750 0 0 1,370 40,560 Inland Revenue 5,240 4,010 3,510 3,870 6,090 1,400 10 66,330 International Development 0 0 0 0 430 0 50 1,210 Intervention Board 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,230 Lord Chancellors 520 410 570 270 0 0 0 10,640 Office for National Statistics 0 0 0 850 0 0 0 2,870 Ordnance Survey 40 40 50 30 50 0 0 1,820 Registers of Scotland 0 0 0 0 1,280 0 0 1,280 Scottish Executive 0 0 0 0 10,340 0 500 10,850 Social Security 7,590 3,500 3,350 3,880 9,160 10 10 83,530 Trade and Industry 310 190 200 1,690 230 10 10 8,840 Treasury 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 830 National Assembly for Wales 0 0 0 2,570 0 0 0 2,570 Royal Mint 0 0 0 1,020 0 0 0 1,030 Other Departments 100 100 270 380 1,750 110 480 14,080 All permanent staff 33,060 19,650 28,220 28,080 44,390 5,400 10,740 475,410 All casual staff 680 340 550 950 1,090 40 1,600 11,300