Question reference: S6W-03044
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 16 September 2021
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Current status: Answered by George Adam on 1 October 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time employees there are in each cabinet secretary's and minister's private office, broken down by pay scale.
Answer
The current allocation of full-time employees per Scottish Government Minister is:
Cabinet Secretary/Minister | Number of Private Office staff by Grade and pay scale | |||||
A4 £24,184-£25,709 | B1 £26,995-£29,776 | B2 £31,266-£35,813 | B3 £39,312-£47,065 | C1 £49,420-£61,617 | C2 £64,698-£74,675 | |
First Minister | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Minister for Drugs Policy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Minister for Parliamentary Business | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cabinet Secretary for Education & Skills | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Minister for Higher Education, Further Education, Youth Employment & Training | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minister for Children & Young People | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cabinet Secretary for Finance & Economy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism & Enterprise | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minister for Just Transition, Employment & Fair Work | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minister for Public Finance, Planning & Community Wealth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy & Biodiversity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cabinet Secretary for Health & Social Care | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Minister for Public Health, Women’s Health & Sport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minister for Mental Wellbeing & Social Care | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy & Transport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Minister for Transport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minister for Environment & Land Reform | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing & Local Government | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Minister for Equalities & Older People | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minister for Social Security & Local Government | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel & Tenants’ Rights | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cabinet Secretary for Justice & Veterans | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Minister for Community Safety | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs & Culture | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Minister for Culture, Europe & International Development | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |