§ Mr. KidneyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Preseli, Pembrokeshire (Ms Lawrence) of 24 February 1999,Official Report, column 285, on the Office for National Statistics, what progress has been made with the restructuring of the management board; where the post of director of finance and corporate services has been advertised; and by when the new board is planned to be in place. [79396]
§ Ms HewittThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. David Kidney, dated 30 March 1999:
As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question on the restructuring of the ONS management board.
- The ONS Board has been restructured so that it consists of
- The Director of ONS
- A Director of Economic Statistics
- A Director of Social Statistics
- A Director of Methodology and Quality
- A Director of Corporate Services
Interim appointments from current ONS staff have been made to these posts from 1 April, and job descriptions for the posts are in preparation. I am discussing with the Civil Service Commissioners how best to attract external applications for the Corporate Services post, which I expect to be advertised in late April. Arrangements for filling the other posts are still being considered.