HC Deb 19 June 2002 vol 387 cc345-7W
Mr. Salmond

To 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 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. Salmond

To 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
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