Devolved Administrations (Hansard, 12 November 2001)

§ Mr. Nicholas Brown

I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Member for Hornsey and Wood Green (Mrs. Roche) on 15 October 2001,Official Report, column 1003W.

Department for Work and Pensions: total and percentage staff costs by grade level and region/nation
Table 1—total staff costs							£
Government office region	All grades	SCS level	Level 6/7	SEO/HEO level	EO level	AO/AA level	Ind/other grade
London	331,901,833	7,739,330	18,922,633	41,029,012	120,116,892	143,646,332	447,634
South East	196,724,201	¹—	1,819,616	14,061,550	79,226,664	99,956,176	1,660,195
South West	144,022,302	¹—	1,485,204	12,006,716	53,378,878	76,262,133	735,984
West Midlands	196,304,739	363,181	2,239,319	15,891,457	73,805,047	103,993,203	¹—
North West	332,157,197	1,226,834	11,705,330	39,142,345	111,808,485	163,571,051	4,703,152
North East	245,071,976	1,378,687	6,319,869	28,017,167	73,061,108	135,318,111	977,034
Merseyside	100,380,994	¹—	1,306,222	6,952,041	36,263,502	55,821,874	¹—
Yorkshire and Humberside	255,268,964	3,017,964	13,627,902	48,812,860	94,385,696	95,372,417	52,125
East Midlands	105,249,208	¹—	1,299,506	7,657,134	41,157,270	54,982,172	70,123
Eastern	96,206,315	¹—	789,106	5,496,386	34,666,590	55,179,192	¹—
England Total	2,003,287,729	14,037,429	59,514,707	219,066,668	717,870,132	984,102,661	8,696,138
Wales	116,956,484	¹—	1,253,113	8,879,369	44,870,553	60,569,941	1,242,775
Scotland	247,708,964	¹—	3,163,423	19,229,663	93,275,734	129,009,599	2,693,558
GB Total	2,367,953,177	14,515,151	63,931,243	247,175,700	856,016,419	1,173,682,201	12,632,471
Northern Ireland	156,169	²—	²—	²—	²—	²—	156,169
Grand Total	2,368,109,346	14,515,151	63,931,243	247,175,700	856,016,419	1,173,682,201	12,788,640

Table 2—Percentage of staff costs
Government Office region	All grades	SCS level	Level 6/7	SEO/HEO level	EO level	AO/AA level	Ind/other grade
London	14	53	30	17	14	12	4
South East	8	¹—	3	6	9	9	13
South West	6	¹—	2	5	6	6	6
West Midlands	8	3	4	6	9	9	¹—
North West	14	8	18	16	13	14	37
North East	10	9	10	11	9	12	8
Merseyside	4	¹—	2	3	4	5	¹—
Yorkshire and Humberside	11	21	21	20	11	8	0
East Midlands	4	¹—	2	3	5	5	1
Eastern	4	¹—	1	2	4	5	¹—
England Total	85	97	93	89	84	84	68
Wales	5	¹—	2	4	5	5	10
Scotland	10	¹—	5	8	11	11	21
GB total	100	100	100	100	100	100	99
Northern Ireland	0	²—	²—	²—	²—	²—	1
Grand total	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
¹ Because there are three or fewer staff in this category the number and cost have not been separately identified.
² Staff costs for Northern Ireland have not been identified by grade because the small numbers in each category could potentially identify individuals and their salaries.

Notes:

1. Staff costs include basic salary and allowances plus employer's contribution to National Insurance and Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme.

2. Staff Costs do not include ancillary matters such as accommodation, office services, stationery etc.

3. The staff data from which these figures derive are as at 31 August 2001 as this represents the correct staffing position of DWP, which was formed in June 2001. Earlier DSS data is not comparable.

4. Employment Service staff are included.

5. War Pensions Agency Staff are included as they are still largely within the overall DWP administrative structure even though WPA is now technically part of the Ministry of Defence.

6. Casual and other staff on temporary contracts are included.

7. The grade groupings include specialist staff such as accountants, lawyers and auditors in their "generalist" grade equivalent.

8. Because the staffing make-up of DWP is different from the DSS, the figures above are not comparable with those provided for DSS in Civil Service Statistics 2000.

9. Overtime costs are not included as it would not be possible to collate the historical data required in sufficient detail in the time available.