§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many civil servants there are on each pay band in his Department. [8957]
§ Mr. FatchettHitherto pay bands have been introduced into this Department only for the senior management structure. The numbers at each pay band are:
Number Grade 1 10 SMS9 1 SMS8 7 SMS7 22 SMS6 16 SMS5 46 SMS4 69 SMS3 71 SMS2 92 SMS1 117 The numbers employed in the remainder of this Department, classified by grade level, are:
Number DS5S/HCS6 86 DS5/HCS7 574 DS6/SEO 370 DS7M/HEO 870 DS7D/8/HEO(D) 162 DS9/EO 1,524 DS10/EA/AO 1,421 AA 233