§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state, by grade, the number of employees of the Scottish Development Agency who have resigned from the agency in each of the past 10 years, and the number of employees at a convenient date in each year.
§ Mr. LangThe readily available information is set out in the table herewith: 311W
Number Employed (whole-time equivalents) Resignations Year (1 April to 31 March) Managerial staff Support staff Total Managerial staff Support staff Total 1983–84 — — 711 — — 44 1984–85 221 430 651 26 37 63 1985–86 315 377.5 692.5 23 21 44 1986–87 329 354 683 19 29 48 1987–88 349 345.5 694.5 34 24 58 1988–89 398 286.5 684.5 38 37 75 Prior to 1984–85, most staff fell within Whitley council grades, with others coming into certain industrial and miscellaneous categories. Information on resignations by individual grades before 1984–85 can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
In 1984–85 a performance-related pay scheme was introduced for managerial staff under which staff were no longer positioned in grades. Each post is given a "job score" based on evaluation of the duties involved, for the purpose of determining salary level.
I shall write to the hon. Member with the information by grade for the support staff from 1984–85.