§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the annual budget for his departmental deregulation unit; how many staff it employs; and of these how many(a) are career civil servants and of what grades, (b) have been seconded from business, and (c) have experience of the private sector. [30069]
§ Mr. AncramThe annual budget for 1995–96 for the Department of Economic Development's deregulation unit, which co-ordinates the deregulatory activity of Northern Ireland Departments was £154,065. The budget provides for the following career civil servants, none of whom have private sector experience:
- 1 grade 5 (part-input)
- 1 grade 7 (part-input)
- 1 deputy principal
- 2 staff officers
- 1 administration officer
- 1 typist (part-input).
The unit does not have any secondees from business.