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Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many and what proportion of each civil service grade in his Department is located in each region and nation of the UK; what the average salary is for each grade; and if he will make a statement. [6832]
Dr. Moonie: The information required is given in the following tables:
Grade equivalent (paid grade) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Government office region | SCS | Band B | Band C | Band D | Band E | Industrial/ other grades | All grades |
London | 130 | 707 | 2,377 | 1,621 | 3,198 | 557 | 8,590 |
South East | 71 | 1,283 | 5,268 | 4,102 | 6,688 | 4,962 | 22,375 |
South West | 89 | 1,170 | 6,038 | 4,221 | 7,268 | 3,986 | 22,772 |
West Midlands | 17 | 499 | 1,498 | 1,239 | 2,177 | 2,583 | 8,014 |
North West | 1 | 17 | 260 | 325 | 1,109 | 445 | 2,156 |
North East | | | 42 | 42 | 173 | 230 | 487 |
Yorks and Humber | 2 | 21 | 293 | 693 | 1,011 | 966 | 2,986 |
East Midlands | | 22 | 331 | 339 | 982 | 952 | 2,626 |
Eastern | 8 | 164 | 1,391 | 1,331 | 2,430 | 1,061 | 6,385 |
England total | 318 | 3,881 | 17,499 | 13,914 | 25,038 | 15,743 | 76,392 |
Wales | 3 | 37 | 328 | 711 | 1,384 | 2,512 | 4,975 |
Scotland | 3 | 90 | 1,080 | 1,430 | 3,811 | 2,980 | 9,394 |
Northern Ireland | 1 | 13 | 215 | 241 | 1,103 | 1,655 | 3,228 |
Unreported and elsewhere | 40 | 261 | 1,571 | 616 | 710 | 3,146 | 6,344 |
Grand total | 365 | 4,282 | 20,693 | 16,912 | 32,046 | 26,036 | 100,333 |
Grade equivalent (paid grade) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Government office region | SCS | Band B | Band C | Band D | Band E | Industrial/ other grades | All grades |
London | 36 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 9 |
South East | 19 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 22 |
South West | 24 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 23 |
West Midlands | 5 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
North West | | | | | | | |
North East | | | | | 1 | 1 | |
Yorks and Humber | 1 | | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
East Midlands | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Eastern | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
England total | 87 | 91 | 85 | 82 | 78 | 60 | 76 |
Wales | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
Scotland | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Northern Ireland | | | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Unreported and elsewhere | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
Grand total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Grade equivalence pay band | Salary (£) |
---|---|
SCS | 56,990 |
Band B | 35,639 |
Band C | 20,873 |
Band D | 18,400 |
Band E | 16,771 |
Industrial/other grades | 26,075 |
Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which Royal Navy vessels are (a) ready for active service, (b) currently undergoing refit and (c) out of service but not currently undergoing refit; what proportion of all vessels each category represents; and if he will make a statement. [6956]
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Mr. Ingram: The following table shows, as at 1 October 2001, the Royal Navy vessels undergoing refits or docking periods and the total number of vessels in each class. There are currently no vessels held out of service.
(i) Type | (ii) Vessels undergoing refit/docking period | (iii) Percentage of vessels | (iv) Total number |
---|---|---|---|
SSBN | 0 | 0 | 4 |
SSN | Sceptre | ||
Spartan | |||
Torbay | 42 | 12 | |
Trenchant | |||
Turbulent | |||
CVS | Invincible | 66 | 3 |
Ark Royal | |||
Destroyers/Frigates | Liverpool | ||
Manchester | |||
Iron Duke | |||
Cardiff | 22 | 32 | |
Cumberland | |||
Somerset | |||
Grafton | |||
Minor war vessels | Cottesmore | 9 | 22 |
Sandown | |||
Patrol vessels | Dumbarton | 28 | 7 |
Castle | |||
Royal fleet auxiliaries | Orangeleaf | 6 | 17 |
All RN vessels other than those listed at (ii) above are within the operation of the fleet and as such are ready for active service within agreed timescales.
David Maclean: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what (a) national and (b) international awareness events his Department has participated in since June 1997 in the form of (i) sponsorship, (ii) departmental attendance, (iii) similar departmental activities and (iv) a message of support. [5036]
Dr. Moonie: The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Mr. Allen: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he was consulted on the ending of shortwave broadcasting by the BBC World Service to North America and Australasia; and if he will make a statement. [7355]
Mr. MacShane: Operational decisions on resource allocation are for the World Service, working within the framework of overall objectives agreed with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The World Service informed the Government of its plan to withdraw from short wave broadcasts to the regions concerned in advance. The Government have asked the World Service to review the impact on audience figures next year.
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Mr. Allen: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to Pakistan regarding their use of the death penalty to enforce their blasphemy laws. [7300]
Mr. Bradshaw: We were instrumental in ensuring that the EU followed up an earlier demarche to the Pakistani Attorney-General and Minister of Law, Justice and Human Rights, Ms Shahida Jamil, on 28 August, which reiterated the EU's concern about the misuse of the blasphemy laws and the unacceptability of the death penalty in Pakistan.
Along with our EU partners, we will continue to look for appropriate opportunities to raise our concerns about the blasphemy laws and the application of the death penalty with the Pakistani authorities.
Mr. Ancram: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the United States Government regarding the role of (a) Iran and (b) Saudi Arabia in the coalition against terrorism. [7830]
Mr. Bradshaw: The Government cannot disclose the detail of confidential discussions. We are committed to building international consensus against terrorism through bilateral and multilateral diplomacy.
Mr. Ancram: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his policy is regarding the situation in Kashmir. [7832]
Mr. Bradshaw: We remain concerned by the situation in Kashmir and continue to urge India and Pakistan to persevere with dialogue to resolve all issues outstanding between them. In this context, we welcome the recent contacts between President Musharraf and Prime Minister Vajpayee.
Ross Cranston: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the prospects for the people of Kashmir following the meeting between Indian and Pakistani leaders. [7090]
Mr. Bradshaw: We welcomed the talks between Prime Minister Vajpayee and General Musharraf in July. We hope that India and Pakistan will persevere with dialogue and reach a peaceful settlement to this issue.
Ross Cranston: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made since July in allowing international human rights monitors to enter Kashmir. [7089]
Mr. Bradshaw: I regret that there has been no progress since my answer to the same question by my hon. Friend the Member for Rochdale (Mrs. Fitzsimons) on 10 July 2001, Official Report, column 474W. We continue to impress upon the Indian Government the benefits of transparency and regularly urge them to allow access for human rights bodies, including the UN Rapporteurs on
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Torture and on Extra-judicial Executions, the Working Group on Disappearances and groups such as Amnesty International.
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