§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many times in each month of the current year he has met personally the heads of agencies which report to him to discuss the work of those agencies. [39853]
The Deputy Prime MinisterSince assuming my new responsibilities, I have met the chief executive of the Civil Service College for discussions on one occasion.
I have yet to meet the other agency heads in person. However, my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster met the chief executives of the 319W Chessington Computer Centre and of HMSO for discussions in August, and again in September; and the chief executive of the Central Office of Information in October.
My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary, Office of Public Service has met the chief executives of all the agencies reporting to me at least once each in the course of the year.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list by grade the numbers of staff and their cost for(a) the financial year 1994–95 and (b) the estimated figures for the financial year 1995–96, for each executive agency for which he is responsible. [39493]
§ Mr. HoramAs this question concerns a purely operational matter, I have asked the chief executive of each agency concerned to write direct to the hon. Member.
Letter from Dr. E. C. McCloy to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 26 October 1995:
I am replying to your question to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in so far as it relates to my agency. The information you asked for is in the attached schedule.The following information is available in respect of 1995–96.
1995–96 Numbers Estimated cost £ 1994–95 Numbers 1994–95 1salaries £ Grades 3–7 20 1,186,745 20 — Executive Grades: 8 168,856 7 — Secretarial/Clerical: 25 451,160 24 — SOHAs 9 277,844 9 — OHAs 24 584,344 19 — OHPs 8 189,316 11 — OHNs 6 57,797 10 — SPTOs 2 63,278 3 — HPTOs 2 41,558 2 — Total 104 3,020,898 105 — 1 Detailed analysis for 1994–95 salaries not available. Letter from Mike Lynn to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 27 October 1995:
I have been asked to reply, in respect of HMSO, to your Question (No 301) to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster about staff numbers and costs.I should explain initially that for some years now HMSO has been maintaining its own pay and grading system, which is quite different from the standard Civil Service grading arrangements. Apart from my own post, which is a Civil Service Grade 2, about two thirds of HMSO's staff are on job evaluated paybands and the remainder is made up of mainly operational staff and others who are in single status grades. Average staff numbers in 1994 and 1995 (forecast) were as follows:320W
HMSO Payband 1994 1995 Payband 20 2 3 Payband 19 1 0 Payband 18 4 3 Payband 17 3 2
HMSO Payband 1994 1995 Payband 16 6 5 Payband 15 8 7 Payband 14 17 13 Payband 13 35 34 Payband 12 18 26 Payband 11 57 62 Payband 10 100 118 Payband 9 179 182 Payband 8 253 285 Payband 7 331 300 Payband 6 128 122 Payband 5 270 276 Payband 4 337 288 Payband 3 147 128 Payband 2 32 36 Payband 1 27 19 Non-banded staff 951 960 Total 2,907 2,870 Staff costs, including employer's contributions for national insurance and superannuation, were £75.1m in 1994, and are forecast to be £70.9m in 1995. HMSO's financial year runs from January to December.
Letter from Elizabeth Chennells to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 26 October 1995:
Your written question to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster regarding the staff numbers and costs for Executive Agency staff refers. Agency Chief Executives have been asked to reply to you directly. I am replying on behalf of Dr Hickey, Chief Executive of the Civil Service College, who is currently away from the office.The information that you require is attached. Because of the method the College uses to maintain its records for staff costs, a breakdown of costs by grade is not readily available. However I have included the total staff costs for the College for 1994–95 and our expected costs for 1995–96.321W
Civil Service College Grade 1994–95 1995–96 Number Cost £000 Number Cost £000 Grade 3 1 — 1 — Grade 5 3 — 4 — Grade 6 19 — 18 — Grade 7 77 — 75 — SEO 11 — 13 — Senior Librarian 1 — 1 — HEO 16 — 17 — EO 45 — 43 — Assistant Librarian 2 — 2 — Senior Personal Secretary 1 — 1 — AO 76 — 73 — AA 3 — 4 — SGB1 3 — 3 — SGB2 10 — 14 — Personal Secretary 10 — 10 — Typist 2 — 1 — Total 280 6,878 280 7,324 Letter from R. N. Edwards to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 26 October 1995:
STAFF NUMBERS AND COSTS AT THE CHESSINGTON COMPUTER CENTRE
I refer to your enquiry to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster regarding staff numbers and their cost for the financial years 1994–95 and 1995–96.
As the detail of staff numbers and cost by grade is not readily available and a disproportionate cost would be involved in collecting the data the response is limited to providing aggregate numbers and costs for the two financial years. The figures are as follows:-
Year Average No. of (full-time equivalent) staff in post Annual cost £ 1994–95 395.5 8,484,447 1995–96 385 8,519,620 Letter from Kim Bright to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 26 October 1995:
"To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list by grade the numbers of staff and their cost for (a) financial year 1994/95 and (b) the estimated figures for the year 1995/96 for each executive agency for which he is responsible."
(a.) As at 31 March 1995 Staff Grade 3 1 Grade 5 1 Grade 6 3 Grade 7 13.5 Senior Psychologist 1 Higher Psychologist 4 SEO 6 HEO 7 EO 24 AO 38 AA 14 SPS 1 PS 1.5 Typist 6 SM3 1 SGI 3 SGII 8.5 Total 133.5 Cost £2.328 million.
(b) Approximately 135 staff
Cost £2,833 million.
Letter from Mike Devereau to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 31 October 1995:
STAFF NUMBERS AND COSTS
You asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster for information on the number and cost of staff, by grade, for the last and current financial years.
As this is an operational matter I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Central Office of Information.
At 31 March 1995 there were 486.39 staff in post and at 30 September 19995 there were 452.42. A breakdown by grade is given in the attached table. Salary costs quoted include superannuation and National Insurance costs. Staff numbers in each grade include part-time staff.
I hope that this information meets your needs.
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1995–96 Grade Total salary cost £ Number in Grade Average staff cost £ Chief Executive 71,715 1.00 71,715 Grade 5 248,785 4.00 62,196 Grade 6 671,484 13.00 51,653 Grade 7 1,233,043 30.65 40,230 Supervisory Engineer (SIO) 0 0.00 0 Senior Executive Officer 397,546 12.00 33,129 Senior Information Officer 3,271,929 103.81 31,518 Senior Engineer (IO) 0 0.00 0 Engineer (IO) 0 0.00 0 Higher Executive Officer 515,014 19.00 27,106 Information Officer 2,418,583 95.30 25,379 Librarian 26,539 1.00 26,539 Assistant Information Officer 209,158 11.00 19,014 Executive Officer 828,970 41.00 20,219 Personal Secretary 202,019 11.00 18,365 Vaultkeeper 0 0.00 0 Assistant Librarian 22,723 1.00 22,723 Support Manager 3 35,594 2.00 17,797 Typist 118,421 7.00 16,917 Administrative Officer 1,209,726 72.66 16,649 Support Grade; Band 1 90,270 6.00 15,045 Support Grade: Band 2 174,979 14.00 12,498 Administrative Assistant 65,347 7.00 9,335 Total 11,811,845 452.42
1994–95 Grade Total salary cost £ Number in Grade Average staff cost £ Chief Executive 71,984 1.00 71,984 Grade 5 247,713 4.00 61,928 Grade 6 677,885 13.00 52,145 Grade 7 1,203,404 29.65 40,587 Supervisory Engineer (SIO) 38,569 1.00 38,569 Senior Executive Officer 364,874 12.50 29,190 Senior Information Officer 3,443,567 112.82 30,523 Senior Engineer (IO) 54,057 2.00 27,028 Engineer (IO) 145,055 6.00 24,176 Higher Executive Officer 515,732 20.00 25,787 Information Officer 2,370,873 99.92 23,728 Librarian 25,957 1.00 25,957 Assistant Information Officer 245,240 12.00 20,437 Executive Officer 886,623 44.00 20,151 Personal Secretary 220,063 13.00 16,928 Vaultkeeper 18,397 1.00 18,397 Assistant Librarian 22,013 1.00 22,013 Support Manager 3 34,478 2.00 17,239 Typist 128,821 8.00 16,103 Administrative Officer 1,185,717 75.00 15,810 Support Grade; Band 1 87,047 6.00 14,508 Support Grade: Band 2 193,923 14.50 13,374 Administrative Assistant 70,734 7.00 10,105 Total 12,252,726 486.39