§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will list the current design programme of work of the design office of the Director General of Design Services, indicating any changes since 13 April 1981 arising either from the completion of the work or the postponement of the scheme on economy grounds.
§ Sir George YoungOn 1 April 1982, following an internal reorganisation, the design office of the Director General of Design Services assumed professional responsibility for the design and construction of new prisons in England and Wales for the Home Office, including schemes placed with consultants. At the same time it was also asked to pursue design standards and standardisation work and, as a consequence, was renamed the "Design Standards Office".
Its current programme of work, including the new responsibilities, consists of the following projects:
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Location Hartland Point Reprovision of Operations Building Kineton Central Ammunition Depot Development Stone British Telecommunications Training Centre—Central and Engineering Buildings
§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will break down in tabular form, similar to that provided in reply to the hon. Member for Melton on 15 April 1981, Official Report, c. 206, details of the staff currently in post in the Director General of Design Services, including their grades and professional disciplines.
§ Sir George YoungStaff in post on 1 April 1982 were as follows:
Number Under Secretaries 3 Directors B 7 Superintending Grades 17 Professional and Technology Group: Principal Professional and Technology Officers 67 Other Professional and Technology Officers 290 Science Group: Principal Scientific Officers 2 Other Science Grades 1 Administration Group: Principal 2 Others 80 Secretarial and other staff 19 488 Professionally qualified staff comprised:
Number Architects and Landscape Architects 35 Civil Engineers 62 Mechanical and Electrical Engineers 49 Quantity Surveyors 42 Building Surveyors 14 Land Surveyors 5 207 A further 177 staff have scientific or technological qualifications.