HC Deb 21 April 2004 vol 420 c489W
Bob Spink

To ask the Leader of the House if he will list for each civil service grade within his Office, the total number of staff employed, broken down by(a) gender, (b) ethnic group and (c) age group; and how many are registered disabled. [166400]

Mr. Woolas

Data on staffing levels in the Civil Service are collected by the Cabinet Office and published in Civil Service Statistics. A copy of Civil Service Statistics 2002 is available in the Library, and at www.civil-service, gov.uk/statistics. The 2003 edition will be published in summer 2004.

My Office currently employs 12 civil servants and two temporary civil servants as special advisers, including staff supporting the Deputy Leader of the House of Commons. The grading breakdown is set out in the following table:

Grade Staff number
Senior Civil Servant 1
Band A 1
B2 3
B1 3
C2 3
C1 1
Special Adviser 2

To provide further analysis of (a) gender, (b) ethnic group, (c) registered disabled and (d) age group would identify individual members of staff.