To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total funding allocated to the Respect Task Force was in each year since it was established. (164796)

I have been asked to reply.

The Respect Task Force received funding of £24.2 million in 2006-07 and £25.6 million in 2007-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many civil servants currently work in, or for, the Respect Task Force; and at what pay grade each is employed. (164806)

I have been asked to reply.

Following the Machinery of Government changes announced earlier this year the Respect Task Force was transferred to the Department for Children Schools and Families. On 5 October a Youth Task Force was announced, incorporating the Respect Task Force.

The headcount of the Youth Task Force is 14 full-time equivalent staff. The taskforce includes a mix of civil servants from several Government Departments for which pay bands vary. The headcount comprises of two senior civil servants, the remainder of staff are at departmental grades.