§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to her answer of 26 October 1999 to the hon. Member for North Tayside (Mr. Swinney),Official Report, column 858, if she will list those Next Steps agencies operating in Scotland which are not responsible to the Scottish Executive; and if she will list for each such agency the (i) number of civil servants employed in Scotland, (ii) the total wage bill and (iii) the wage bill for staff based in Scotland. [96721]
§ Marjorie MowlamThe next steps agencies operating in Scotland which are not responsible to the Scottish Executive are:
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Department/Agency Staff4 MAFF Meat Hygiene Service 169 Veterinary Laboratories Agency 27 Cabinet Office Central Office of Information 1 Civil Service College 3 Property Advisers to the Civil Estate 15 Ministry of Defence 1,2,3 Army Base Repair Organisation 147 Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency 34 Army Personnel Centre 1,256 Army Training and Recruiting Agency 1,023 Defence Clothing and Textiles Agency 2 Defence Codification Agency 107 Defence Communications Services Agency 75 Defence Dental Agency 55 Defence Estates Organisation 71 Defence Postal and Courier Service Agency 6 Defence Secondary Care Agency 1 Defence Vetting Agency 7 Disposal Sales Agency 3 Medical Supplies Agency 7 Meteorological Office 165 Ministry of Defence Police 860 Naval Bases and Supply Agency 4,016 Naval Recruiting and Training Agency 156 Queen Victoria School 67 RAF Logistics Support Services 5 RAF Maintenance Group Defence Agency 3 RAF Signals Engineering Establishment 59 RAF Training Group Defence Agency 81 Ships Support Agency 171 Specialist Procurement Services 71 Department for Education and Employment Employment Service 3,740 Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency 102 Driving Standards Agency 127 Maritime and Coastguard Agency 221 Vehicle Inspectorate 145 Ordnance Survey 52
Department/Agency Staff4 Home Office UK Passport Agency 299 Department for Social Security Social Security Benefits Agency 6,998 Social Security Child Support Agency 1,291 Department for Trade and Industry Companies House 29 Insolvency Service 6 Radiocommunications Agency 12 Employment Tribunals Service 43 Chancellor of the Exchequer National Savings 7 Valuation Office 83 1 As at 1 July 1998, there were 8,448 staff employed in Scotland by executive agencies responsible to the Secretary of State for Defence. This is the last year for which figures are available. The MOD has since restructured and a number of the Agencies mentioned have ceased to exist and other new agencies have been created. 2 The data cover UK regular forces and UK based permanent civilian personnel counted in official Ministry of Defence civil service figures. Civilian figures are full-time equivalents, where part time staff are counted in proportion to the hours worked. 3 The data exclude all Defence Evaluation and Research Agency staff and the UK Hydrographic Office on whom reliable data is not available. 4 Figures are on the basis of full-time equivalents. Casuals are excluded. Information on the total wage bill and the wage bill for staff based in Scotland is not held centrally.