HC Deb 29 April 2002 vol 384 cc583-4W
Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will set out for each civil service grade within her(a) Department and (b) Department's executive agencies the (i) total number of staff employed, (ii) number aged (A) 16 to 25, (B) 26 to 35, (C) 36 to 45, (D) 46 to 60 and (E) over the age of 60 years, (iii) number of registered disabled and (iv) number of ethnic minorities. [39176]

Ms Hewitt

I am placing the details requested for staff within DTI headquarters and the Department's executive agencies (Radiocommunications Agency, Insolvency Service, National Weights and Measures Laboratory, Employment Tribunal Service, Small Business Service, Patent Office and British Trade International) in the Libraries of the House.

I have asked the chief executive of Companies House which do not use our database to write with similar information.

Letter from John Holden to Mr. Paul Burstow:

In response to your PQ2001/3055 on numbers employed by age range, the following are the figures for Companies House.

  1. (i) Total employed: 1,186
  2. (ii)
    1. A. Age 16–25: 192
    2. B. Age 26–35: 265

£000
1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service 16,170 17,156 18,627 21,442 24,819
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council 82,800 85,600 82,100 84,600 86,700
Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils 45,700 47,900 48,400 49,900 53,100
Economic and Social Research Council 2,100 2,300 2,200 2.200 2,500
Engineering and Physical Science Research Council 7,100 7,100 7,000 7,300 7,900
Medical Research Council 76,000 78,000 82,000 87,000 92,000
Natural Environment Research Council 76,300 79,300 78,300 77,600 80,200
Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council 12,300 10,900 8,300 8,600 9,500
Advantage West Midland — — 4,058 5,493 6,714
East of England Development Agency1 — — 2,284 3,289 4,028
East Midlands Development Agency1 — — 3,771 4,284 4,814
North West Development Agency1 — — 6,317 7,742 8,538
One North East1 — — 6,273 7,135 7,344
South East England Development Agency1 — — 3,438 4,680 5,649
South West of England Development Agency1 — — 4,737 5,637 6,337
Yorkshire Forward1 — — 5,645 6,278 7,708
Coal Authority 2,544 2,535 2,693 2,811 3,098
Competition Commission 3,837 3,767 4,302 5,032 5,355
Consumer Council for Postal Services (Postwatch)2 — — — — 1,744
Design Council 1,333 1,324 1,601 1,856 1,978
Gas and Electricity Consumer Council (Energywatch)3 — — — — 5,800
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority 62,800 66,100 73,000 76,300 84,600
1 The Regional Development Agencies were established in 1999
2 The Consumer Council for Postal Services was established on 1 January 2001
3 The Gas and Electricity Consumer Council was established on 1 November 2000

Notes:

1. The figures include ERNIC and superannuation costs

2. The 2001–02 figures are provisional

The information in respect of the National Consumer Council and SITPRO Ltd. can be found in their respective annual reports. Copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House.

  1. C. Age 36–45: 411
  2. D. Age 46–60: 284
  3. E. Over 60: 34
  1. (iii) Registered disabled: 48
  2. (iv) Ethnic minorities: 46