To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time civil servants, on each payband, his Department currently employs. [11068]

Pay and grading reviews are currently under way in the Scottish Office and its executive agencies other than the Scottish Prison Service, but have not been completed. Staffing figures, expressed as headcounts, 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	Part-time
Senior Civil Service	145	10
Grade 6	150	2
Grade 7	383	21
Senior Executive Officer	342	13
Higher Executive Officer	707	42
Executive Officer	852	42
Administrative Officer	924	124
Administrative Assistant	938	108
Industrial	305	—
Total	4,746	362

As a pay and grading review has taken place in the Scottish Prison Service, it is possible to provide a breakdown by pay band. The headcount information is set out in the table.

The Scottish Prison Service at 1 April 1997
Band	Pay range	Full-time	Part-time
Senior Civil Service		6	—
I	£33,700-£52,100	6	—
H	£28,100-£43,400	30	—
G	£23,500-£35,750	58	—
F	£17,900-£30,650	182	114
E	£14,300-£25,550	563	—
D	£11,450-£21,450	2,257	4
C	£9,300-£ 16,350	1,182	12
B	£7,350-£11,450	190	10
A	£6,150-£9,600	38	2
Total		4,512	142