Mr. R. C. Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many civil servants in his Department of the rank of principal or equivalent and above are graduates of Oxford and Cambridge universities; and how many are graduates of other universities.
§ Mr. ShoreOf the 1,887 staff in my Department of the rank of principal, or equivalent, and above, 139 are graduates of Oxford or Cambridge, 341 hold degrees 227W from other universities and 20 are graduates of Oxford or Cambridge and of another university. The remaining 1,387 are non-graduates. In addition, there are 709 staff in these ranks who provide a common service to my Department and to the Department of Transport. Of these, 73 are graduates of Oxford or Cambridge, 370 hold degrees from other universities and 24 are graduates of Oxford or Cambridge and of another university. The remaining 242 are non-graduates.
Mr. R. C. Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many civil servants in his Department of the rank of deputy secretary or equivalent and above are graduates of Oxford and Cambridge universities and how many are graduates of other universities.
§ Mr. ShoreThe three Permanent Secretaries and five deputy secretaries are graduates of Oxford or Cambridge. Two of the remaining five Deputy Secretaries are graduates of other universities. Common services to my Department and that of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport are provided by four groups of staff, each headed by a deputy secretary. All four deputy secretaries are graduates of Oxford or Cambridge.