§ John ThursoTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many civil servants are employed by the Wales Office at(a) senior civil service level and (b) middle management level; and what the job description is for each of these posts. [105766]
§ Peter HainDetails of the Wales Office organisation and objectives are given annually in its departmental reports, the most recent of which is Cm 5431 published in June 2002.
This shows (page 23) that one senior civil servant was in post at 31 March 2002 along with 26 people in the Executive Officer/Higher Executive Officer/Senior Executive Officer/Grade 7 grades. These posts are predominantly concerned with policy-related work, in particular the briefing of Wales Office Ministers.
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