HC Deb 24 June 2002 vol 387 c644W
Mr. Yeo

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many people work in the parts of her Department responsible for(a) the Royal Parks Agency, (b) strategy and communications, (c) education, training, arts and sport, (d) museums, galleries, libraries and heritage, (e) creative industries, media and broadcasting, (f) regions, tourism, millennium and international and (g) corporate services; and for each what (i) their civil service grade and (ii) their role is. [60036]

Dr. Howells

[holding answer 10 June 2002]: Set out in the following table are the number of staff by individual responsibility.

The roles of these grades vary but the overall description of the roles with the Royal Parks Agency are as follows: Grade IV—senior management within the RPA and are accountable for delivering specific objectives. Grade III—carry out a wide range of tasks in support to support RPA objectives. Grade II—first management level and will generally be responsible for providing a range of management support to senior officers and colleagues. Grade I—carry out a range of work to support the functional areas including finance, procurement wildlife and estates. Inspector/Police Constable/Police Sergeant—policing of the royal parks.