§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Prime Minister how many Ministers have rooms in the Richmond yard development; and what is the total office space allocated to them.
§ The Prime MinisterThe six Ministers at the Department of Health and Social Security are to move to616W Richmond House and will occupy rooms in the restored Georgian building. The total office space to be occupied by Ministers is 3,127 sq ft.
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Prime Minister if she will list the numbers of civil servants in each grade, together with the average space allocated to them, in the Department of Health and Social Security, Welsh Office, Cabinet Office and Inland Revenue, respectively, in the Richmond yard development.
§ The Prime MinisterDepartment of Health and Social Security staff are moving in two phases. The first group, which is due to move by the end of 1987, will total about 174, and the details are as follows. The exact number who will take up occupancy by the end of the second phase, due in March 1988, is not yet decided.
Grade Number Total space for grade (sq ft) Average (sq ft) Grades 1–3 and equivalents 11 4,785 435 Grade 4 1 400 400 Grade 5 4 950 237 Grade 6 — — — Grade 7 9 1,450 161 Senior Executive Officer 9 1,157 128 Higher Executive Officer 14 1,728 123 Executive Officer 21 2,626 125 Administrative Officer 37 3,435 93 Administrative Assistant 13 1,348 103 Senior Personal Secretary/ Personal Secretary/Typist 25 1,930 77 Non clerical 30 3,897 130 174 23,706 The Cabinet Office has been allocated 4.500 sq ft, the Welsh Office 3,000 sq ft, and the Inland Revenue 2,000 sq ft. Details of their occupancy are not yet available.