§ Mr. Tom ArnoldTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the responsibilities of each of the deputy secretaries in his Department and the numbers and ranks of staff reporting to each.
Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 SEO HEO EO AO AA Industrial Total Planning, inner cities and rural affairs 3.0 1.0 13.0 10.0 49.0 43.0 57.0 67.0 80.0 20.0 — 343.0 Local government and central finance 3.0 0.5 14.0 7.0 44.0 28.0 63.0 83.0 94.0 36.5 — 371.5 Environmental protection 5.0 — 22.5 33.0 123.0 48.0 60.0 85.0 95.0 23.0 — 494.5 Legal 2.0 — 10.0 10.0 15.5 — 1.0 6.0 10.0 2.0 — 56.5 Housing, construction and sport 4.0 — 21.0 14.5 77.5 27.0 81.0 127.0 149.0 40.0 — 541.0 Establishments 3.0 1.0 10.0 13.0 40.0 74.5 149.5 214.5 207.5 348.5 — 1,067.5 Heritage and Royal Estate 1.0 — 2.0 1.0 7.0 7.0 37.0 156.0 38.0 7.0 371.5 627.5 Planning inspectorate 1.0 2.0 11.0 114.0 85.0 4.0 24.0 68.5 160.5 100.0 — 570.0 Regional offices 6.0 1.0 19.0 14.0 105.5 85.0 149.5 212.5 222.0 77.5 — 892.0