HC Deb 03 November 1992 vol 213 cc131-2W

The Home Secretary has asked me to write to you in response to your Parliamentary Question about staff costs in the United Kingdom Passport Agency. I have set out below, as requested, our staff numbers by grade, their cost for 1991–92 and the comparable estimated figures for 1992–93. For 1991–92, the table shows average staff numbers in permanent posts. For 1992–93, the table shows the current complement of permanent posts.

1991–92 1992–93
Grade 5 1.0 1.0
Grade 6 3.0 3.0
Grade 7 10.0 10.0
Senior Executive Officer 13.0 15.0
Higher Executive Officer 45.0 47.0

1991–92 1992–93
Executive Officer 158.0 156.0
Administrative Officer 641.0 631.0
Administrative Assistant 272.5 337.0
Personal Secretary 4.0 4.0
Typing Manager 2.0 2.0
Typist 21.0 22.0
Telex Operator 2.0 0.0
Support Grade Band I 18.0 19.0
Support Grade Band II 59.0 68.0
Support Manager III 1.0 1.0
Total 1,250.5 1,316.0

The costs of employing these staff in 1991–92 amounted to £13,853,000 (salaries plus employers national insurance contributions). The costs of employing seasonal staff and overtime working amounted to a further £2,256,000.

The costs of employing staff in 1992–93 is expected to amount to £15,450,000 (salaries and ERNIC). The costs of employing seasonal staff and overtime working in 1992–93 is expected to amount to a further £3,087,000.