HC Deb 16 April 1996 vol 275 cc376-81W
Ms Armstrong

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the numbers of staff in each grade in the(a) local development group, (b) local government finance policy (i) local taxation, (ii) local capital, (iii) local authority statistics, (iv) local authority grants and (v) local authority grants and revenue and (c) local government (1) structure, (2) sponsorship and superannuation and (3) competition sections of his Department. [24644]

Sir Paul Beresford

The table lists the numbers of staff in each grade in all of the directorates, divisions and units that comprise the Department's new local development group. Within the local government directorate, LG1 division on local government reorganisations works on structure, LG2 division on local government sponsorship and the local government pensions unit works on sponsorship and superannuation, and LG3 division on local authority contracting out and competition in providing services works on competition.

Table showing numbers of staff by grade in Local Development Group
Totals
Grade 2 1
Grade 3 3
Grade 5 13
Grade 6 3
Grade 7 42
G7 (Stats) 6
G7 (Econ) 3

Local Development group of which:
Totals G2 office Sec and IT unit ERL PFU
Grade 2 1 1
Grade 3 0
Grade 5 1 1
Grade 6 0
Grade 7 3 1 2
G7 (Stats) 0
G7 (Econ) 0
Sn A Stat 0
Asst Stat 0
SEO 0
SRO 0
SPTO 0
TSO 0
Econ Asst 0
HEO 1 1
EO 3 1 2
RO 0
SPS 1 1
AO 2 1 1
PS 2 1 1
DS 0
AA 0
Totals 14 3 3 1 7

Grade 2's office. Secretariat and IT unit.

ERL DOE regional link.

PFU private finance unit.

LG Directorate of which:
Totals G3 office LGI LG2 LGPU LG3
Grade 2 0
Grade 3 1 1
Grade 5 3 1 1 1
Grade 6 2 2
Grade 7 12 3 3 3 3
G7 (Stats) 0
G7 (Econ) 0
Sn A Stat 0
Asst Stat 0
SEO 3 1 2
SRO 2 2
SPTO 0
TSO 0
Econ Asst 0
HEO 25 5 4 4 12
EO 21 5 5 3 8
RO 1 1

Table showing numbers of staff by grade in Local Development Group
Totals
Sn A Stat 3
Asst Stat 2
SEO 16
SRO 4
SPTO 1
TSO 1
Econ Asst 1
HEO 72
EO 69
RO 1
SPS 4
AO 52
PS 15
DS 2
AA 6
Totals 320

LG Directorate of which:
Totals G3 office LG1 LG2 LGPU LG3
SPS 1 1
AO 19 3 3 3 10
PS 4 1 1 1 1
DS 0
AA 0
Totals 94 2 18 18 16 40

LG Local government directorate. Grade 3's office.

LG1 local government organisation.

LG2 local government sponsorship.

LGPU local government pensions unit.

LG3 local authority contracting out and competition in providing services.

LGFP Directorate of which:
Totals G3 office EF FLT FLC FLAS FLG FLGR
Grade 2 0
Grade 3 1 1
Grade 5 6 1 1 1 1 1 1
Grade 6 0
Grade 7 12 2 3 4 3
G7 (Stats) 6 4 2
G7 (Econ) 3 3
Sn A Stat 3 3
Asst Stat 2 2
SEO 6 2 2 1 1
SRO 0
SPTO 0
TSO 1 1
Econ Asst 1 1
HEO 21 1 3 4 7 6
EO 19 5 2 6 5 1
RO 0
SPS 1 1
AO 17 1 4 2 9 1
PS 5 1 1 1 1 1
DS 0
AA 2 1 1
Totals 106 2 5 19 17 32 19 12

LGFP Local government finance policy directorate. Grade 3's office.

EF efficiency scrutiny.

FLT finance local taxation.

FLC finance local capital.

FLAS finance local authority statistics.

FLG finance local authority grants.

FLGR finance local authority grants and revenue.

RD Directorate of which:
Total G3 Office Sec RD1 RD2 RD3
Grade 2 0
Grade 3 1 1
Grade 5 3 1 1 1
Grade 6 1 1
Grade 7 15 5 7 3
G7 (Stats) 0
G7 (Econ) 0
Sn A Stat 0
Asst Stat 0
SEO 7 2 4 1
SRO 2 2
SPTO 1 1
TSO 0
Econ Asst 0
HEO 25 1 6 15 3
EO 26 1 5 16 4
RO 0
SPS 1 1
AO 14 2 3 7 2

RD Directorate of which:
Totals G3 Office Sec RD1 RD2 RD3
PS 4 1 2 1
DS 2 1 1
AA 4 1 3
Totals 106 2 4 26 59 15

RD Regeneration Directorate. Grade 3's office.

Secretariat.

RD1 regeneration, special grants voluntary sector and HATs.

RD2 challenge fund, SRB, estate action and partnerships.

RD3 UDCs, CNT, enterprise zones and English partnerships.

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