Question follow-through · 121807
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Ministers' Private Offices
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the average staffing complement is for a ministerial private office within their Department; what grades those staff are appointed at; what the typical remuneration and contracted
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 18 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 30 Mar 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the average staffing complement is for a ministerial private office within their Department; what grades those staff are appointed at; what the typical remuneration and contracted
23 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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30 Mar 2026
Answer published
Ministerial private offices within the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology are resourced flexibly to meet business needs, and the size of individual offices varies.Staff are appointed across a range of grades EO-SCS1.Remuneration is in line ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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