HC Deb 30 July 1997 vol 299 cc299-300W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) full-time and (b) part-time civil servants, on each payband, his Department currently employs. [11068]

Mr. Dewar

Pay and grading reviews are currently under way in the Scottish Office and its executive agencies other than the Scottish Prison Service, but have not been completed. Staffing figures, expressed as headcounts, are therefore shown on the basis of standard civil service grades in the table.

The Scottish Office and its Executive Agencies (excluding SPS) at 1 April 1997
Grade equivalent Full-time Part-time
Senior Civil Service 145 10
Grade 6 150 2
Grade 7 383 21
Senior Executive Officer 342 13
Higher Executive Officer 707 42
Executive Officer 852 42
Administrative Officer 924 124
Administrative Assistant 938 108
Industrial 305
Total 4,746 362

As a pay and grading review has taken place in the Scottish Prison Service, it is possible to provide a breakdown by pay band. The headcount information is set out in the table.

The Scottish Prison Service at 1 April 1997
Band Pay range Full-time Part-time
Senior Civil Service 6
I £33,700-£52,100 6
H £28,100-£43,400 30
G £23,500-£35,750 58
F £17,900-£30,650 182 114
E £14,300-£25,550 563
D £11,450-£21,450 2,257 4
C £9,300-£ 16,350 1,182 12
B £7,350-£11,450 190 10
A £6,150-£9,600 38 2
Total 4,512 142

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