§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many and what proportion of each civil service grade in 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. [6820]
§ Mr. BradshawThe Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) employs staff in three of the Regions in England: London, Croydon in South East Region and at Milton Keynes in Eastern Region.
The number of staff by grade at each location and the percentage of the total staff are shown in the table. The FCO has recently completed its own grading structure and the grades shown are the accepted Civil Service Equivalents.
1151W
Grade London (%) Eastern (%) South East (%) Senior Grade 29 93.5 1 3.2 1 3.2 Senior Manager 75 89.3 6 7.1 3 3.6 Grade 6 91 77.1 10 8.5 17 14.4 Grade 7 225 74.2 39 12.9 39 12.9 SEO 142 52.8 108 40.1 19 7.1 HEO 436 66.9 202 30.9 14 2.1 EO 433 75.8 120 21.0 18 3.2 AO 541 73.2 174 23.5 24 3.2 AA 259 81.7 56 17.8 1 0.5 The average salaries paid to the staff, including payments towards national insurance and superannuation made by the FCO on behalf of staff are:
£ Grade London Average salary Outside London Senior Grade 111,000 111,000 Senior Manager 75,000 75,000 Grade 7 60,990 52,850 Grade 6 49,840 44,740 SEO 37,030 37,600 HEO 30,780 31,420 EO 24,460 22,660 AO 20,630 19,005 AA 15,860 14,715