HC Deb 15 October 2001 vol 372 cc1007-11W
Pete Wishart

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many and what proportion of each Civil Service grade in

Distribution of staff by grade at 1 April 2000
Cabinet Office Civil service College Parliamentary Counsel Government Car and Despatch Agency Security Facilities Division1 Total1
All grades
Number 1,316 242 47 228 149 1,982
Percentage 66 12 2 12 8 100
SCS level
Number 110 3 35 1 — 149
Percentage 6 0 2 0 — 8
Level 6/7
Number 209 85 2 3 — 298
Percentage 11 4 0 0 — 15
SEO/HEO level
Number 287 16 1 7 — 311
Percentage 14 1 0 0 — 16
EO level
Number 293 42 5 9 — 348
Percentage 15 2 0 0 — 18
AO/AA level
Number 418 96 5 11 — 530
Percentage 21 5 0 1 — 27
Industrial/Other grades
Number — — — 197 80 277
Percentage — — — 10 4 14
1 Security Facilities Division figures and total include 69 non-industrial staff for whom statistics by grade are not available.

Distribution of staff by region at 1 April 2000
Cabinet Office Civil service College Parliamentary Counsel Government Car and Despatch Agency Security Facilities Division1 Total1
All Regions
Number 1,316 242 47 228 149 1,982
Percentage 66 12 2 12 8 100
London
Number 1,253 11 47 212 — 1,523
Percentage 63 1 2 11 — 77
South-east
Number 47 228 — — — 275
Percentage 2 12 — — — 14
Eastern
Number 16 3 — — — 19
Percentage 1 0 — — — 1
West Midlands
Number — — — 1 1
Percentage — — — 0 — 0
Yorkshire and Humberside
Number — — — 3 — 3
Percentage — — — 0 — 0
Wales
Number — — — 12 — 12
Percentage — — — 1 — 1
1Total includes 149 Security Facilities Division staff for whom statistics by region are not available

Since 1996, Departments and agencies have had responsibility for setting the level of pay for their staff. The current constituent bodies of the Cabinet Office, including the Central Office a Information, the Government Car and Despatch Agency, the Equal Opportunities Commission, and the Government Offices all operate their own pay systems.

his Department is located in each region and nation of the UK; what the average salary is for each grade; and if he will make a statement. [6784]

Mr. Leslie

The total numbers and proportions of staff respectively in each Civil Service grade and region in the Cabinet Office and its agencies at 1 April 2000 (the most recent statistics available) were as set out in the tables.

Up-to-date information is available from payroll records, taking account of negotiated pay increases for 2000. This information also reflects the machinery of government changes that took place after the June 2001 general election, which included the transfer to the Cabinet Office of responsibility for the Government Offices for the Regions. Current average salaries, by grade, for the Cabinet Office constituent bodies are:

Cabinet Office Central Office of Information Government Car and Despatch Agency Equal Opportunities Commission Government Offices for the Regions1
SCS level 67,330 83,620 62,000 53,748 —
Level 6/7 38,263 39,065 48,224 36,281 39,282
SEO/HEO level 25,030 28,198 29,000 22,583 24,213
EO level 19,035 19,533 24,826 17,078 17,145
AO/AA level 14,287 13,611 16,512 12,323 12,712
Industrial/Other grades 28,402 — 19,459 — —
1Security Facilities Division figures and total include 69 non-industrial staff for whom statistics by grade are not available.

Pete Wishart

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will estimate the number of staff employed by his Department by region and nation of the UK; and if he will make a statement. [6780]

Mr. Leslie

The total number of staff employed in the Cabinet Office and its agencies in each region and nation

Regional distribution of staff as at 1 April 2000
All staff (full-time equivalent)
Government Office region
London South East Total London and South East South West West Midlands North West North East Merseyside
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 3,030 770 3,800 1,210 440 880 110 0
Cabinet Office 1,520 270 1,800 0 0 0 0 0
Crown Prosecution Service 1,300 520 1,820 330 530 620 320 200
Customs and Excise 5,510 3,530 9,040 940 1,040 1,490 520 1,040
Culture, Media and Sport 620 0 620 0 0 0 0 0
Ministry of Defence 8,640 22,620 31,260 22,770 8,010 1,320 490 840
Education and Employment 6,850 2,340 9,190 2,360 2,830 3,480 2,500 960
Environment, Transport and the Regions 4,350 870 5,220 1,760 790 730 370 80
Health and Safety Executive/Commission 660 140 810 70 160 150 70 1,290
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 4,600 40 4,640 0 0 0 0 0
Health 2,480 290 2,780 230 230 690 130 0
HM Land Registry 780 510 1,300 1,500 630 470 660 500
Home Office 6,990 1,180 8,170 250 740 400 80 960
HM Prison Service 4,720 6,930 11,650 3,050 3,830 4,270 3,040 780
Inland Revenue 8,370 6,370 14,750 4,000 4,080 7,920 7,640 3,840
International Development 720 0 720 0 0 0 0 0
Intervention Board 0 950 950 0 0 0 280 0
Lord Chancellor's 5,490 1,070 6,560 400 710 750 130 320
Office for National Statistics 730 640 1,380 0 0 100 0 540
Ordnance Survey 20 1,420 1,450 50 40 40 20 10
Registers of Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Executive 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Social Security 9,100 5,780 14,890 5,060 6,840 15,660 9,780 3,810
Trade and Industry 4,750 250 4,990 240 410 290 220 50
Treasury 830 0 830 0 0 0 0 0
National Assembly for Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Royal Mint 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0
Other Departments 4,080 120 4,200 5,040 750 250 430 220
All permanent staff 86,190 56,630 142,820 49,250 32,080 39,504 26,780 15,440
All casual staff 1,790 1,090 2,990 610 615 815 800 330

All staff (full-time equivalent)
Government office region
Yorkshire and Humberside East Midlands Eastern Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Unreported and Elsewhere All areas
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1,540 400 860 200 110 0 30 9,590
Cabinet Office 0 0 20 10 0 0 150 1,980
Crown Prosecution Service 600 380 300 350 0 0 0 5,450
Customs and Excise 910 850 3,730 490 1,270 530 50 21,910
Culture, Media and Sport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 620
Ministry of Defence 2,990 2,630 6,400 4,980 9,400 3,230 6,040 100,330
Education and Employment 5,630 1,920 1,940 1,890 3,360 0 0 36,060
Environment, Transport and the Regions 740 550 840 3,690 390 0 1,930 17,070
Health and Safety Executive/

of the UK at 1 April 2000 (the most recent statistics available) was 1,980. The breakdown by geographical area is as shown in the table. This shows analogous distributions for the whole of the Civil Service at that date and is drawn from the publication "Civil Service Statistics 2000", issued on 31 August 2001.

All staff (full-time equivalent)
Government office region
Yorkshire and Humberside East Midlands Eastern Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Unreported and Elsewhere All areas
Commission 450 270 180 110 280 0 0 3,820
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 0 0 820 0 0 0 0 5,470
Health 1,040 20 20 0 0 0 10 5,160
HM Land Registry 430 850 820 590 0 0 0 7,750
Home Office 400 40 610 460 240 130 50 12,550
HM Prison Service 4,550 3,500 3,750 750 0 0 1,370 40,560
Inland Revenue 5,240 4,010 3,510 3,870 6,090 1,400 10 66,330
International Development 0 0 0 0 430 0 50 1,210
Intervention Board 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,230
Lord Chancellors 520 410 570 270 0 0 0 10,640
Office for National Statistics 0 0 0 850 0 0 0 2,870
Ordnance Survey 40 40 50 30 50 0 0 1,820
Registers of Scotland 0 0 0 0 1,280 0 0 1,280
Scottish Executive 0 0 0 0 10,340 0 500 10,850
Social Security 7,590 3,500 3,350 3,880 9,160 10 10 83,530
Trade and Industry 310 190 200 1,690 230 10 10 8,840
Treasury 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 830
National Assembly for Wales 0 0 0 2,570 0 0 0 2,570
Royal Mint 0 0 0 1,020 0 0 0 1,030
Other Departments 100 100 270 380 1,750 110 480 14,080
All permanent staff 33,060 19,650 28,220 28,080 44,390 5,400 10,740 475,410
All casual staff 680 340 550 950 1,090 40 1,600 11,300