To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department’s organisational chart. (228259)

The new Department will consist of posts taken from the existing Departments for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) and for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (DEFRA). The detail is still being worked on but the Department of Energy and Climate Change will contain roughly 900 posts, approximately 500 from BERR and 400 from DEFRA. Once the detail has been agreed, the information on the organisation of posts will be made a matter of public record.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many staff are employed by his Department (a) on a full-time equivalent basis and (b) on a headcount basis, broken down by civil service grade. (228260)

The new Department (DECC) will consist of posts taken from the existing Departments for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) and from Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (DEFRA). The detail is still being worked on, but the Department of Energy and Climate Change will comprise roughly 900 posts, approximately 500 from BERR and 400 from DEFRA. Once the detail has been agreed, the information on numbers of posts will be a matter of public record.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many staff in his Department were (a) transferred from the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, (b) transferred from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (c) transferred from other Government departments and (d) not transferred from another Government department. (228301)

[holding answer 20 October 2008]: The new Department (DECC) will consist of posts taken from the existing Departments for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) and from Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (DEFRA). The detail is still being worked on, but the Department of Energy and Climate Change will comprise roughly 900 posts, approximately 500 from BERR and 400 from DEFRA. Once the detail has been agreed, the information on numbers of posts will be a matter of public record.