Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many roles exist within the Economic Regulation Unit in his Department; what the job title is of each such role; and what the salary level is of each such role.

There are 12 posts within the Economic Regulation Unit (ERU) at the Department. ERU comprises a deputy director, four senior policy advisors, two policy advisors, one policy officer, three policy support officers and a junior analyst.

The pay bands represented are one SCS1, four grade sevens, two senior executive officers, one higher executive officer, three executive officers and a fast streamer.

Salary ranges for the posts within the ERU are as follows: