§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list by grade the numbers of staff and their cost for 1991–92 and the estimated figures for 1992–93, for each executive agency for which he is responsible.
§ 2. Mr. EggarResponsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the chief executives of the 10 agencies for which my Department is responsible. I have therefore asked Mr. Mike Hoddinott, Accounts Services Agency; Mr. David Durham, companies House; Mr. Peter Joyce, Insolvency Service; Dr. Richard worswick, Laboratory of the Government Chemist; Mr. William Edgar, National Engineering Laboratory; Dr. Peter Clapham, National Physical Laboratory; Dr. Seton Bennett, National Weights and Measures Laboratory; Mr. Paul Hartnack, Patent Office; Mr. John Michell, Radiocommunications Agency; and Dr. Doug Cormack, Warren Spring Laboratory to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from M. J. Mitchell to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 3 November 1992:
The President of the Board of Trade has asked me to reply to your Parliamentary Question of 27 October about staffing in the Radiocommunications Agency. The information you request is as follows:
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Numbers of staff by grade in the Agency 1991–92 Staff in post (March 1992) 1992–93 Complement Grade 3 1 1 Grade 5 5 5 Grade 6 7 7 Grade 7 26.5 26.5 SEO 20.5 22 SPTO 21 25 STTO 9 9 HEO 25.5 28.5 HPTO 18 22
1991–92 Staff in post (March 1992) 1992–93 Complement HTTO 36 40 Investigation officer 2 2 Librarian 1 1 Graduate trainee engineer 6 5 ATTO 27 30 EO 42 46 SPS 1 1 Typing manager 1 1 TTO 113 116 AO 53.5 56 PS 36.5 36.5 Support grade band 1 4 4 Support manager 3 1 1 T/TTO 4 3 AA 46 48 Typist 6.5 6.5 Process and general supervisory 1 1 Support grade band 2 12 12 527 556 Please note that while the left-hand column above lists staff actually in post at the end of March 1992, the right-hand column shows our "complement" for 1992–93. At any one time the number of staff in post is likely to be less than complement due to natural turnover. The latest figure available to me is that as at 30 September 1992 we had 530 staff in post.
Staff costs
In the time available I am able to give you only aggregated staff cost figures. They are as follows:
1991–92 Actual spend 1992–93 Forecast £ £ Salary and wages 9,809,336 11,127,570 ERNIC 753,971 795,560 Superannuation 1,643,501 1,845,362 12,206,808 13,768,492 Letter from Mike Hoddinott to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 3 November 1992:
In response to your recent Parliamentary Question to the President of the Board of Trade regarding numbers of staff and costs within Executive Agencies, the information in respect of Accounts Services Agency is as follows:
Staff Grade Numbers 1991–92 1992–93 Grade 5 1 1 Grade 7 2 4 Senior Executive Officer 4 4½ Higher Executive Officer 9½ 11½ Executive Officer 16½ 15 Administrative Officer 38 33½ Administrative Assistant 15 10 Personal Secretary 1 1 Typist 2 1 Support Grade Band 2 2½ 3 Total 91½ 84½ The above figures relate to the average number of substantive staff in post for each year. The total cost of their remuneration, including superannuation contributions, was 1.4 million in 1991–92 and is expected to remain at the same level in the current year.
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I would refer to your Parliamentary Question dated 27 October to the President of the Board of Trade requesting that he list by grade the numbers of staff and their costs for 1991/92 and the estimated figures for 1992/93 for each Executive Agency for which he is responsible.
As the Chief Executive of NEL I provide the information requested in the schedule attached. I trust you will find this information to he satisfactory for your purposes.
Schedule Numbers of staff by grade Grade 1991–92 1992–93 G3 1 1 G4 1 1 G5 4 4 G6 6 6 G7 56 56 Senior Scientific Officer 56 54 Higher Scientific Officer 55.5 55.5 Scientific Officer 22 22 Assistant Scientific Officer 10.5 10.5 Senior Professional and Technology Officer 3 3 Higher Professional and Technology Officer 10 10 Professional and Technology Officer 15 15 Technical Grade 1 7 7 Higher Graphics Officer 1 1 Graphics Officer 1 1 Assistant Librarian 1 1 Chief Photographer 1 1 Principal Photographer 2 1 Senior Photographer 1 1 Support Manager 3 1 1 Support Grade Band 1 6 9 Senior Executive Officer 1 1 Higher Executive Officer 3 4 Executive Officer 7.5 6.5 Administrative Officer 23 23 Administrative Assistant 2 2 Stores Officer Grade D 1 1 Senior Personal Secretary 1 1 Personal Secretary 4 4 Typing Manager 1 1 Typist 13 12 Craftsman 41 43 Apprentice 7 7 Experimental Worker 16 12 Storeman 4 2 Messenger 3 0 Total No. 388.5 380.5 Staff Cost £8,217k £18,919k 1Estimate. Letter from R. D. Worswick to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 3 November 1992:
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION 137: 27 OCTOBER 1992
To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if he will list by grade the numbers of staff and their cost for 1991–92 and the estimated figures for 1992–93, for each executive agency for which he is responsible.
The Laboratory of the Government Chemist is an Executive Agency within the Department of Trade and Industry and in 1991–92 employed 353 staff of which 271 were scientific grades and the remaining 82 were administrative support staff. The cost of salaries including ERNIC and superannuation came to £7,346,000. Details of staff numbers and cost by grade are shown on the attached annex.
The estimated figures for 1992–93 are as follows: 594W 360 staff, of which 284 are scientific grades, and 76 administrative support staff. Total pay costs are estimated to be £7.9 million.
I hope this information is of help.
Annex Grade Number of staff Total salaries by grade £k Other payroll expenses G3 1 57 5 3 104 6 7 269 7 26 716 SEO 2 45 HEO 4 72 EO 8 118 AO 31 335 AA 4 26 TYP 3 28 PS 6 72 A.LIB 1 15 SGB 1 5 47 SGB2 14 111 SPTO/SSO 44 1,050 HPTO 2 64 PTO 3 65 SSO 0 0 HSO 68 1,033 SO 62 969 ASO 59 603 Total 353 5,799 5,799 Casuals 143 ERNIC 436 Superannuation 968 Grand total 7,346 Letter from Dr. P. B. Clapham to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 2 November 1992.
I am writing in response to your Parliamentary Question addressed to the President of the Board of Trade requesting details of staff numbers and costs for each Executive Agency. I have been asked to respond concerning my own Agency, the National Physical Laboratory.
For 1991–92 the average number of staff was 826, and for 1992–93 it is expected that the average number will be a little under 800. The numbers in each grade are shown in the enclosed list.
The pay costs of these staff are as follows:
£'000 1991–92 Salaries and wages 16,195 Employers' National Insurance Contributions 1,202 Superannuation 2,680 Total 20,077 The forecast total for 1992–93 is about £20.5 million.
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National Physical Laboratory Executive Agency Average number of staff in post 1991–92 Grade Number Grade 3 1 Grade 4 1 Grade 5 12 Grade 6 40 Grade 7 116 Senior Executive Officer 2 Senior Professional and Technology Officer 15 Senior Scientific Officer 117 Senior Information Officer 1 Senior Librarian 1
Grade Number Senior Photographic Officer 1 Higher Executive Officer 5 Higher Professional and Technology Officer 8 Higher Scientific Officer 128 Librarian 1 Higher Graphics Officer 1 Executive Officer 19 Professional and Technology Officer 7 Scientific Officer 84 Support Manager 2 1 Typing Manager 1 Senior Personal Secretary 1 Assistant Librarian 1 Graphics Officer 1 Graphics Technical Grade 1 Higher Photographic Officer 1 Process and General Supervisory Grade C 2 Administrative Officer 62 Assistant Scientific Officer 50 Technical Grade 1 4 Personal Secretary 13 Photographic Officer 2 Support Grade Band 1 5 Administrative Assistant 10 Typist 17 Support Grade Band 2 3 596W
The Insolvency Service executive agency—staffing Grade Number in post on 31 March 1992 Cost 1991–92 Allocation 1992–93 Forecast cost 1992–93 £ £ Administrative G3 (Chief Executive) 1.0 55,182 1.0 60,467 G4 (DIG) 2.0 100,216 2.0 105,978 G51 1.0 31,071 2.0 87,994 G7 3.0 97,762 3.0 103,773 SEO1 7.5 186,639 8.0 227,225 HEO1 17.5 334,886 17.5 397,986 EO1 112.5 1,775,083 124.5 1,863,949 AO1 407.5 4,306,187 394.5 4,698,989 AA1 164.5 1,123,064 162.0 1,228,782 Sub Total 716.5 8,010,090 714.5 8,775,142 Technical HPTO 1.0 8,176 1.0 25,132 PTO 0.0 0 1. 25,075 Sub Total 1.0 8,176 2.0 50,207 Insolvency Grades Grade A 10.0 439,424 10.0 466,132 Grade B 50.0 1,797,725 52.0 2,005,343 Grade C1 106.0 3,121,071 104.5 3,292,220 Grade D1 280.0 6,410,781 278.0 6,751,898 Grade E1 144.0 1,807,173 14215 2,041,269 Sub Total 590.0 13,576,174 587.0 14,556,862 Personal Secretary/Typing Personal Secretary1 13.0 217,593 15.0 254,109 Chief typing manager 2.0 30,237 2.0 46,085 Typing manager1 18.0 266,849 15.5 277,535 Typist1 156.5 1,811,978 159.5 1,956,907 Sub Total 189.5 2,326,657 192.0 2,534,637 Support SM3 1.0 28,010 1.0 15,347 SGB1 4.0 54,560 6.0 69,277 SGB21 45.0 435,366 44.5 470,528 Sub Total 50.0 517,936 51.5 555,153 Permanent Staff Totals 1,547.0 24,439,032 1,547.0 26,472,000 Casual staff 149.0 752,000 138.0 1,960,000
Grade Number Total non-industrial staff 735 Craftsman 28 Apprentice craftsman 12 Storeman 10 Experimental Worker 22 Driver 1 Messenger 12 Labourer 5 Cleaner 1 Total industrial staff 91 Total staff 826 Letter from Peter Joyce to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 3 November 1992:
I have been asked, as Chief Executive of The Insolvency Service, to let you have a substantive reply to the Parliamentary Question which you tabled on 27 October 1992 asking for details of staff employed in the Agency. I attach a breakdown by grade of staff numbers and costs for 1991–92 and 1992–93.
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Grade Number in post on 31 March 1992 Cost 1991–92 Allocation 1992–93 Forecast cost 1992–93 £ £ Overtime 143,000 220,000 Grand Total 1,696.0 25,334,032 1,685.0 28,652,000 Note:
1. Costs are based on salaries costs, including ERNIC but not notional superannuation.
1 Includes part time staff who are counted as half.
3. In addition special bonuses totalling £46,850 were paid to 321 staff in 1991–92.
4. Staff figures shown for 1991–92 are for staff in post on 31 March 1992. Actual man years worked in 1991–92 were 1,500 permanent staff and 85 casual staff.
Letter from D. Cormack to Mr. Martin Redmond dated 2 November 1992.
House of Commons Parliamentary Question 137
Mr. Martin Redmond (Don Valley): To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list by grade the numbers of staff and their cost for 1991–92 and the estimated figures for 1992–93, for each executive agency for which he is responsible.
In response to your question to the President of the Board of Trade, I attach this Agency's figures for the periods in question.
Staff numbers by grade and costs for 1991–92 Grade Average in post Cost £K Non industrial Grade 3 1 53 Grade 5 3 162 Grade 6 8 316 Grade 7 31 986 Senior Executive Officer 1 22 Higher Executive Officer 1½ 42 Executive Officer 6 89 Administrative Officer 18 187 Administrative Assistant 6 55 Information Officer 1 18 Assistant Information Officer 2 27 Higher Professional and Technical Officer 2 39 Professional and Technical Officer 2 30 Process and General Supervisory Grade E ½ 3 Senior Scientific Officer 55 1,175 Higher Scientific Officer 51 1,047 Scientific Officer 32½ 480 Assistant Scientific Officer 26 264 Librarian 2 40 Assistant Librarian 1 13 Senior Personal Secretary 1 15 Personal Secretary 8½ 112 Typing Manager 1 15 Typist 5½ 59 Support Grade Band 1 3½ 37 598W
Patent Office staff 1991–92 and 1992–93 1991–92 1992–93 Grade Staff numbers at 31 March 1992 1991–92 costs £k Estimated staff numbers at 31 March 1993 1992–93 costs £k Comptroller 1.0 66 1.0 75 Assistant Comptroller 20 582 2.0 610 Grade 4 1.0 1.0 Grade 5 2.0 2.0 Grade 6 6.0 6.0 Superintending Examiner 8.0 491 8.0 498 Principal Examiner 30.0 1,706 29.0 1,604 Senior Examiner 181.0 8,877 173.0 8,287 Examiner 32.0 586 38.0 672 Grade 7 8.0 294 8.0 290 Senior Executive Officer 27.5 784 29.5 888
Grade Average in post Cost £K Principal Photographer ½ 12 Senior Photographer 1 16 Technical Grade 1 1 7 Non Industrial Sub-Total 272½ 5,321 Industrial 38½ 369 Casuals 13 107 Overtime — 135 Bonuses — 1 Superannuation — 892 Total 324 6,825 Notes: 1. Costs by grade include salary and ERNIC.
2. Superannuation costs are 17 per cent. for non-industrial staff and 16 per cent. for industrials.
Letter from P. Hartnack to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 30 October 1992 :
I am responding for the Patent Office to your Parliamentary Question about the number of staff and their cost for 1991–92 and the estimated figures for 1992–93.
The Patent Office relocated from Central London to Newport, Gwent in 1991. The relocation was largely complete by December 1991 but in the course of the year staff numbers fluctuated because of the need to maintain our output in two locations for a period of about nine months. In the course of the year we also reduced the number of IT consultants employed by the Office, following the introduction of a new computer system.
Because of the wide variations in staff in post in 1991–92 it would be difficult to compute averages for the year broken down by grade. The attached table has therefore been prepared in response to your question showing actual numbers of staff in post on 31 March 1992, and our total staff costs for the financial year 1991–92, with corresponding estimates for the current financial year. The cost figures cover salaries, employers related national insurance contributions, overtime and the accruing superannuation liability charge.
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1991–92 1992–93 Grade Staff numbers at 31 March 1992 1991–92 costs £k Estimated staff numbers at 31 March 1993 1992–93 costs £k Higher Executive Office 57.5 1,352 59.5 1,374 Executive Officer 182.0 3,179 177.5 3,109 Admin Officer 247.5 3,076 250.0 3,220 Admin Assistant 177.5 1,734 179.5 1,675 Personal Secretary 9.5 152 10.0 184 Typing Manager 1.0 448 2.0 439 Typist 28.5 27.5 Support Manager 2 1.0 209 1.0 191 Support Grade 1 9.0 9.0 Support Grade 2 56.0 828 60.5 665 IT Consultants 25.0 3,499 20.0 1,475 Total 1,093.0 27,863 1,094.0 25,256 Letter from Jon Cowdock to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 30 October 1992:
Staff and Costs—by grade—National Weights and Measures Laboratory Grade 1991–92 Staff in post 1991–92 Pay costs 1992–93 Staff in post 1992–93 Pay costs £ £ Grade 5 1 44,212 1 45,980 Grade 7 5 151,033 5 157,075 Senior Executive Officer 0.5 11,760 1 24,462 Higher Executive Officer 2 41,798 2 43,470 Executive Officer 2 29,115 2 30,280 Administrative Officer 4 47,195 4 49,083 Administrative Assistant 1 10,295 1 10,706 Administrative Assistant—Part time 4 24,048 4 25,010 Senior Professional Technical Officer 7 205,858 7 214,092 Higher Professional Technical Officer 8 148,823 8 154,775 Professional Technical Officer 4 66,433 4 69,090 Senior Scientific Officer 1 23,284 1 24,219 Higher Scientific Officer 1 18,199 2 34,760 Scientific Officer 3 45,900 2.5 39,780 Personal Secretary 1 13,290 1 13,821 Typist—Part time 3 22,713 3 23,622 Technical Grade I 2 24,172 2 25,138 Sandwich Student 1 3,562 — — Vacation Student 1 985 3 4,000 Total 932,675 989,363 Letter from D. Durham to Mr. Martin Redmond dated 2 November 1992:
You recently put down a Parliamentary Question to the President of the Board of Trade asking him to list by grade the numbers of staff and their cost for 1991–92 and the estimated figures for 1992–93, for each executive agency for which he is responsible.
The information you have requested is set out on the attached Schedule.
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Staff numbers by grade full-time equivalent Grades Average 1991–92 Estimated 1993 G4 1.0 1.0 G5 3.0 2.0 G6 1.0 3.0 G7 9.5 9.1 SEO 17.0 17.0 HEO 60.2 55.8 EO 137.1 117.2 AO 362.3 324.6 AA 205.1 183.2 My Chief Executive has been asked to respond to you directly with the information you requested in Parliamentary Question 137, tabled on 27 October. I am responding in his absence.
The details of NWML grades, numbers and costs that you request are set out in the attached table. I hope that this information meets your requirements.
Grades Average 1991–92 Estimated 1993 SPS 1.0 1.0 TM 1.5 1.0 PS 4.0 5.0 TYP 19.1 19.5 SM2 4.0 3.0 SM3 16.5 17.0 SG1 61.75 51.4 SG2 278.6 263.4 Total 1,182.6 1,074.2
Staff costs £000 1991–92 Estimated 1992–93 Total 15,570 14,713