<p>The number and pay bands of full-time equivalent staff currently employed in the private office of each Minister in my Department is shown in the following table.</p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top">CivilServiceGrades<br /></td><td valign="top">Secretaryof State'sOffice<br /></td><td valign="top">Ministerfor Sport andTourism<br /></td><td valign="top">Ministerfor Culture, Communications and CreativeIndustries<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">SeniorCivil Service Pay Band1<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Grade7 (DCMS GradeA)<br /></td><td valign="top">3<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">SeniorExecutive Officer/Higher Executive Officer (DCMS GradeB)<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">ExecutiveOfficer (DCMS GradeC)<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Total<br /></td><td valign="top">5<br /></td><td valign="top">3<br /></td><td valign="top">3<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p>