§ Mr. Hawksleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people are employed by his Department on research; at what level; and at what cost.
§ Mr. WhitelawInformation is readily available only in respect of the Home Office scientific research and development branch, research and planning unit and forensic science service central research establishment. The relevant details are as follows:
Staff in post (including administrative and support staff) at 1 January 1983 No. Deputy Chief Scientific Officer/Chief Research Officer 3 Senior Principal Scientific Officer/Senior Principal Research Officer 9 Principal Scientific Officer/Principal Research Officer/ Principal Professional and Technology Officer 40 Principal 1 Senior Scientific Officer/Senior Research Officer/ Professional and Technology Officer I 75 Senior Executive Officer 1 Higher Scientific Officer/Professional and Technology Officer II 42 Higher Executive Officer 2 Scientific Officer/Research Officer/Professional and Technology Officer HI 44 Executive Officer/Clerical Officer 21½ Assistant Scientific Officer/Professional and Technology Officer IV 11 Clerical Assistant/Data Processor/Personal Secretary/Typist/ Messenger/Laboratory Attendant/Telephonist/Cleaner 25 Industrial Grades 11½ Total staff 286 The estimated annual salary cost is £3,131,000.
Research is also undertaken in other departments of the Home Office: principally the Police Department, the Directorate of Telecommunications and the Radio Regulatory Department.
§ Mr. Hawksleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff are employed by his 236W Department in each of the following: (a) criminal and probation and after-care departments, (b) fire and police departments, (c) broadcasting, community programmes and equal opportunities, and immigration and nationality departments, (d) the prison department, (e) establishment, finance and general departments and (f) radio, regulatory and statistical departments, the scientific advisory branch and research units; and what is the total annual cost of each.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe numbers of staff in post at 1 January 1983 are:
Numbers (a)Criminal Department* 164 (b)Fire and Police Departments (including centrally provided support services) 3,257 (c)Broadcasting, Community Programmes and Equal Opportunities, and Immigration and Nationality Departments 3,059½ (d)Prison Department 25,995½ (e)Establishment, Finance and Manpower and General Departments 1,837 (f)Radio Regulatory and Statistical Departments, Scientific Research and Development Branch and Research and Planning Unit 602 * Note: The Criminal Department now covers probation and after-care. Estimated staff and running costs are contained in the Supply Estimates for 1982–83. For the prison department, they can be found in the Prisons, England and Wales (Home Office) Vote (Class IX, 8). For the centrally provided police and fire support services, they comprise sections A and B respectively of the Central and Administrative Services (Home Office) Vote (Class IX, II). The estimated staff costs of other central services are broken down by department in table 1 of Class IX, II. General administrative expenses for these services tend to be managed centrally, and cannot readily be attributed to individual departments; but the extent to which such attribution may be possible for the future is being explored in the context of the financial management initiative.