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Written question asked by Tim Yeo (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 May 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 24 June 2002. It was answered by Kim Howells (Labour) on Monday, 24 June 2002 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.


Dept for Culture Media and Sport

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people work in the parts of her Department responsible for (a) the Royal Parks Agency, (b) strategy and communications, (c) education, training, arts and sport, (d) museums, galleries, libraries and heritage, (e) creative industries, media and broadcasting, (f) regions, tourism, Millennium and international and (g) corporate services; and for each what (i) their Civil Service grade and (ii) their role is. - Inc lists and tables.
Answer

Mr. Yeo: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many people work in the parts of her Department responsible for (a) the Royal Parks Agency, (b) strategy and communications, (c) education, training, arts and sport, (d) museums, galleries, libraries and heritage, (e) creative industries, media and broadcasting, (f) regions, tourism, millennium and international and (g) corporate services; and for each what (i) their civil service grade and (ii) their role is. [60036] Dr. Howells: [holding answer 10 June 2002]: Set out in the following table are the number of staff by individual responsibility. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. SCS A(U) A B HEOD C D Strategy and communications 3 1 3 11 1 1 5 Education, training, arts 6 3 12 21 3 26 16 and sport Museums, galleries, 4 3 12 22 2 27 30 libraries and heritage Creative industries, media 4 3 11 15 2 18 16 and broadcasting Regions, tourism, 4 1 19 18 1 14 10 millennium and international Corporate services 4 5 9 31 2 14 18 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The roles of these grades vary between directorate but the overall description of the roles are as follows: Senior Civil Servants--head Divisions and Directorates across the Department. Grade A/AU--they are the first level of senior management and are accountable for delivering specific parts of the departmental plan. Grade B/HEOD--carry out a wide range of tasks in support to support the Department's policy and sponsorship objectives. Grade C--first management level and will generally be responsible for providing a range of management support to senior officers and colleagues. Grade D--carry out a range of work to support the functional areas of DCMS. The figures relating to the Royal Parks Agency are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Grade Total Grade I 29 Grade II 29 Grade III 15 Grade IV 9 Inspector 7 Police Constable 132 Police Sergeant 16 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The roles of these grades vary but the overall description of the roles with the Royal Parks Agency are as follows: Grade IV--senior management within the RPA and are accountable for delivering specific objectives. Grade III--carry out a wide range of tasks in support to support RPA objectives. Grade II--first management level and will generally be responsible for providing a range of management support to senior officers and colleagues. Grade I--carry out a range of work to support the functional areas including finance, procurement wildlife and estates. Inspector/Police Constable/Police Sergeant--policing of the royal parks.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
60036; 387 c646W;387 c644W
Session
2001-02
Subjects
Broadcasting Arts Civil service Communication Education Libraries Museums and galleries Staff Media Training Sports Tourism Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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