§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many of her Department's Oil and Gas Directorate posts that are in Aberdeen(a) have been 346W transferred from London and (b) are new posts created in Aberdeen; and if she will list these jobs by grade of employment. [56327]
§ Mr. Wilson[holding answer 14 May 2002]: Responsibilities of the Oil and Gas Directorate have changed considerably over the years since the Aberdeen office was first set up in 1993. This has led to many changes in posts in both London and Aberdeen. For example:
a new pay and grading structure was introduced in 1997;19 posts were transferred to the Oil and Gas Directorate in Aberdeen from British Trade International in 2000;14 Oil and Gas Directorate Aberdeen posts were transferred to the Inland Revenue's offshore taxation office in Aberdeen in 2000.Details of the number of Oil and Gas Directorate posts in Aberdeen and London by grade is provided today in my answer to the hon. Member's parliamentary question no. 56326.
§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many of her Department's Oil and Gas Directorate posts are in(a) Aberdeen and (b) London; and if she will list the jobs in each location by grade of employment in each year since 1994. [56326]
§ Mr. Wilson[holding answer 14 May 2002]: The number of Oil and Gas Directorate posts located in (a) Aberdeen and (b) London in each year since 1994 were as follows. A breakdown by grade of employment is only available from 1997 onwards:
Aberdeen London 1994 44.2 115.3 1995 44.2 120.8 1996 45.5 118.9 347W
Grade of employment Aberdeen London 1997 SCS 1 3 R11 1 2 R10 7 17 R9 12 20.6 R8 6 6 FS 0 3 R7 5 12 R6 6.5 12.4 R5 5 6 R4 0 10 R3 8.4 8 R2 1.7 5 Total 53.6 105 1998 SCS 0.6 3.4 R11 1 2 R10 7 17 R9 14 18.6 R8 7 5 FS 0 3 R7 5 12 R6 6.5 12.4 R5 5 6 R4 0 10 R3 8.5 8 R2 1.7 4.9 Total 56.3 102.3
Grade of employment Aberdeen London 1999 SCS 1 3 R11 1 3 R10 7 16 R9 15 16.6 R8 9 9 FS 0 3 R7 3 10 R6 7 10.4 R5 6 6 R4 0 8 R3 8.5 8.5 R2 2.8 5.8 Total 60.3 99.3 2000 SCS 2 3 R11 1 3 R10 10 17 R9 13 17.3 R8 15 13 FS 0 3 R7 3 9 R6 8 12.4 R5 2 6 R4 5 9 R3 8 6.5 R2 5.3 4.6 Total 72.3 103.8 2001 SCS 2 3 R11 2 4 R10 10 17 R9 15 15.6 R8 21 13 FS 0 3 R7 2 4.4 R6 11 10 R5 2 5 R4 11 8 R3 3 8.5 R2 5.5 5.1 Total 84.5 96.6