HC Deb 30 July 1997 vol 299 cc370-1W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many civil servants there are in total on each payband in her Department. [9585]

Mr. Keith Bradley

The information is in the tables.

Senior civil service (including pay range for permanent secretaries)
Pay band Number of staff
£38,760-£60,890 54
£42,740-£68,540 20
£47,120-£77,110 7
£52,020-£86,700 16
£57,020-£91,800 3
£62,420-£97,210 1
£68,340-£102,940 4
£74,660-£109,040 0
£81,600-£115,570 1
£91,800-£157,590 1

Child support agency DSS headquarters Independent statutory bodies
Pay range Number of staff Pay range Number of staff Pay range Number of staff
£11,550-£22,600 2,173 £11,755-£22,523 395 £11,755-£22,523 210
£15,800-£27,700 363 £14,074-£26,349 351 £16,140-£26,349 138
£19,750-£32,600 85 £20,187-£32,058 129 £20,187-£32,058 25
£25,250-£41,750 26 £26,677-£43,933 185 £26,677-£43,933 8
£28,800-£51,050 8 £27,278-£53,669 58 £27,278-£53,669 1

1. Where national and London pay bands exist the national scale has been used to determine the minimum and the London scale the maximum.

2. Pay bands have not been introduced in the Child Support Agency, DSS headquarters or the independent statutory bodies; their tables show pay ranges for civil service grades.

3. Figures for the senior civil service are additional to those shown elsewhere.

4. Includes all staff on payroll as at 17 July 1997.