§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) when the last annual report for each agency in his Department was published; and when the next ones are due;
(2) what is the maximum salary payable to the chief executive of each agency in his Department; and what is the length of their contracts;
(3) if he will list the new forms of working patterns introduced into each agency in his Department since its establishment; and if he will break down by grade the numbers of staff taking up each new working pattern;
(4) how many staff were in post on the date that each agency in his Department was established; and how many staff are in post now;
(5) whether any appointments from the private sector have been made to any agency in his Department at grade 7 or above since its establishment;
(6) what is the first degree obtained by the chief executive of each agency in his Department; and from which institution;
(7) if he will list those facilities for staff which have been introduced in each agency in his Department since its establishment;
(8) if he will list the quality of service performance indicators adopted by each agency in his Department since its establishment; and if he will identify those quality of service performance indicators already operative prior to agency status;
(9) whether a group bonus scheme is in operation in any agency in his Department;
(10) how much was spent on events and publicity surrounding the launch of each agency in his Department.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe chief executives of our agencies—the Passport Agency and the Forensic Science Service—will be writing to the hon. Member about this. A copy will be placed in the Library.