§ Ms MowlamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to harmonise the terms and conditions of employees' working in the integrated regional offices who are employed by different Departments. [4507]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordThe four Departments responsible for the government offices in the regions are seeking as far as possible to harmonise personnel management practices in the offices and are discussing proposals with management staff and the trade unions.
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§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what were the total number of staff in each regional government office on(a) 1 October 1994 and (b) 1 October 1995; and in each case how many of those staff held temporary promotions. [4319]
1 October 1994 1 October 1995 Government office Number of staff on temporary promotion Number of staff Number of staff Number of staff on temporary promotion NE 308 27 297 30 NW 355 8 323 8 YH 338 37 318 45 M 165 — 169 1 WM 351 33 326 31 EM 264 25 233 18 ER 189 14 184 16 SW 247 25 251 23 SE 231 12 220 14 L 340 10 323 17