§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many times in each month of the current year he has met personally the heads of the agencies which report to him to discuss the work of those agencies. [39866]
§ Mr. HagueMy predecessor met the chief executive of Cadw, Welsh Historic Monuments twice this year, once in January and once in May. Neither I nor my predecessor has met the chief executives of the Planning Inspectorate and ADAS executive agencies this year.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list by grade the numbers of staff and their costs 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. [39496]
§ Mr. HagueFor Cadw, Welsh Historic Monuments executive agency, responsibility for the subject of the 97W question has been delegated to the chief executive, Mr. T. J. Cassidy. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
I also have shared responsibility for the Planning Inspectorate and ADAS agencies. My right hon. Friends the Secretary of State for the Environment and the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food are arranging for replies to be given separately for these agencies.
1994–95 Actual 1995–96 Estimate Grade Number Cost£ Number Cost £ Chief Executive 1 64,247 1 70,441 Grade 6 4 171,298 3 155,274 Grade 7 8 298,081 8 318,750 Senior Executive 15 433,647 15 446,847 Higher Executive 17 359,551 16 320,473 Executive 25 481,466 25 485,289 Administrative 44 518,289 39 467,033 Custodial 39 755,685 46 882,328 Industrial 91 1,056,493 85 1,003,694 Total 244 4,138,757 238 4,150,129