Driving Standards Agency

HC Deb 31 October 1994 vol 248 cc961-2W

Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many(a) male and (b) female staff of each grade within the Driving Standards Agency have signed up to the agency's attendance bonus pay offer.

Mr. Norris

This is an operational matter for the Driving Standards Agency. The chief executive has written to the hon. Member

Letter from S. J. Ford to Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody, dated 28 October 1994: The Secretary of State for Transport has asked me to reply to your question about the number of Driving Agency staff who have signed up to the Agency's attendance bonus pay offer. To date 557 staff (32 per cent. of the total workforce) have responded to the Ballot, of which 317 have accepted the offer. The breakdown of this figure is attached. Returns are still coming in from staff, and there is at present no formal closing date.

1994–1995 Pay Offer
Grade	Gender	Acceptance
SEO	Male	2
	Female	—
HEO	Male	6
	Female	1
EO	Male	3
	Female	4
AO	Male	8
	Female	17
AA	Male	15
	Female	28
PS	Male	—
	Female	2
TYP	Male	—
	Female	4
SGB	Male	7
	Female	2
ACDE	Male	1
	Female	—
SE	Male	17
	Female	—
SDE	Male	45
	Female	—
DE	Male	139
	Female	16
Total		317