§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many civil servants, broken down by grade, there are in the Department and the agencies for which the Department is responsible; and what the figures were in January 1997. [150258]
§ Maria EagleThe Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) was formed in June 2001 from the former Department of Social Security (DSS) and Employment Service (ES).
Information on the number of staff in DWP at 3.1 January 2004, as in DSS at 1 January 1997, broken down by grade, is in the table. Information by grade in 1997 is not available for ES. However, the total number of staff employed by ES at 1 April 1997 was 34,174.
1 January 2004 (Department for Work and Pensions) 31 January 1997 (Department of Social Security) SCS 228 108 Grade 6 445 406 Grade 7 1,197 671 SEO 2,707 1,148 HEO 7,982 4,501 EO 41,514 23,864 AO 60,922 49,502 AA 10,056 13,992 Others — 159 Total 125,051 94,351 Notes:
Staff numbers are Whole-time Equivalent (WTE) rounded and are consistent withCabinet Office definitions other than the inclusion of staff on paid maternity leave.Source:
Departmental personnel records.