To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many civil servants there are on each pay band in his Department. [8939]
A pay and grading review is currently underway in The Scottish Office and its executive agencies other than the Scottish Prison Service, but has not been completed. Staffing figures are therefore shown on the basis of standard civil service grades in the table.
| The Scottish Office and its executive agencies (excluding SPS) at 1 April 1997 | |
| Grade equivalent | Full-time equivalent |
| Senior civil service | 151.4 |
| Grade 6 | 151.2 |
| Grade 7 | 396.5 |
| Senior executive officer | 350.1 |
| Higher executive officer | 733.6 |
| Executive officer | 877.8 |
The Scottish Office and its executive agencies (excluding SPS) at 1 April 1997
| |
Grade equivalent
| Full-time equivalent
|
| Administrative officer | 990.6 |
| Administrative assistant | 997.8 |
| Industrial | 305.0 |
| Total | 4,954.0 |
As a pay and grading review has taken place in the Scottish Prison Service it is possible to provide a breakdown by pay band, although numbers are available on a headcount rather than an FTE basis. The information is set out in the table.
The Scottish Prison Service at 1 April 1997
| ||
Band
| Pay range
| Headcount
|
| Senior civil servants | ||
| I | £33,700–£52,100 | 6 |
| H | £28,100–£43,400 | 6 |
| G | £23,500–£35,750 | 58 |
| F | £17,900–£30,650 | 296 |
| E | £14,300–£25,550 | 563 |
| D | £11,450–£21,450 | 2,261 |
| C | £9,300–£16,350 | 1,194 |
| B | £7,350–£11,450 | 200 |
| A | £6,150–£9,600 | 40 |
| Total | 4,654 | |