§ Mr. SwinneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will list the number of staff employed at the head office of the Royal Parks Agency; what percentage this represents of total staff; what the salary and running costs are of the head office; and what percentage of total salary and running costs this represents. [36144]
§ Mr. Tom Clarke[holding answer 26 March 1998]Responsibility for the subject of this question has been delegated to the Royal Parks Agency under its Chief Executive, Mr. David Welch. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from David Welch to Mr. John Swinney, dated 27 March 1998:
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has asked me to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking about the number and salary costs of the staff employed at the head office of the Royal Parks Agency.The total number of staff employed at the Agency's head office is 34, which is 14 per cent. of the total staff. The estimated annual salary costs and running costs of the head office staff for 1997/98 are £877,611 and £368,151 respectively. This represents 15.7 per cent. of the Agency's total salary and running costs.