§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Prime Minister (1) if she will publish in the Official Report a list showing the rank, Department and responsibilities of the officials whose appointments she has had to approve since May 1979;
(2) if she will publish in the Official Report a list of the permanent secretaries and deputy secretaries who have been appointed since 3 May 1979; and whether any political tests have been imposed on appointees.
§ The Prime MinisterSince May 1979 the following Civil Service appointments, already announced, have been approved by me. No political tests were applied.
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Name Grade/Rank Department Responsibilities Sir R. Armstrong Permanent Secretary Cabinet Office Secretary of the Cabinet Sir B. Cubbon Permanent Secretary Home Office Head of Department K. R. Stowe Permanent Secretary Northern Ireland Office Head of Department Sir M. Oldfield Permanent Secretary Northern Ireland Office Security Co-ordinator Sir K. Clucas Permanent Secretary Department of Trade Head of amalgamated Departments of Trade and Consumer Protection D. Cardwell Permanent Secretary Ministry of Defence Chief of Defence Procurement R.Ibbs Permanent Secretary Cabinet Office Head of the Central Policy Review Staff Sir L. Airey Permanent Secretary Inland Revenue Head of Department G. J. Otton Second Permanent Secretary Department of Health and Social Security Social Security Administration T. Burns Second Permanent Secretary Treasury Head of Government Economic Service and Chief Economic Adviser W. S. Ryrie Second Permanent Secretary Treasury Head of Domestic Economy Sector J. W. Stacpoole Deputy Secretary Department of Health and Social Security Policy on Supplementary Benefits and Family Support D. B. Smith Deputy Secretary Department of Employment Incomes Policy; Industrial Relations; Information J. A. Marshall Deputy Secretary Northern Ireland Office Head of London Office J. F. Barnes Deputy Secretary Ministry of Defence Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser (Projects) R. C. M. Cooper Deputy Secretary Departments of Trade and Industry Principal Establishment Officer and Principal Finance Officer E. J. D. Warne Deputy Secretary Office of Fair Trading Deputy Director General A. G. Manzie Deputy Secretary Department of Industry Head of Industrial Development Unit J. G. Kelsey Deputy Secretary Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Fisheries and Food Policy D. J. S. Hancock Deputy Secretary Treasury Overseas Finance Policy P. E. Middleton Deputy Secretary Treasury Counter Inflation and Public Finance Policy J. Caines Deputy Secretary Department of Trade Policy on Commercial Relations with Individual Countries and Related Groupings G. L. J. Engle Second Parliamentary Counsel Parliamentary Counsel Second Parliamentary Counsel Miss S. P. Burns Parliamentary Counsel Office of Parliamentary Counsel Parliamentary Counsel J. S. Mason Parliamentary Counsel Office of Parliamentary Counsel Parliamentary Counsel *E. J. Morgan Under Secretary Civil Service Department Civil Service Commissioner *N. E. Godfrey Under Secretary Customs and Excise Head of General Customs Directorate *Miss V. Strachan Under Secretary Customs and Excise Commissioner, Revenue Duties Directorate *Mrs. M. E. Sunderland — — Part-time Civil Service Commissioner * These appointments were approved by Her Majesty the Queen on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. As far as special, political or policy advisers are concerned, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister of State, Civil Service Department to the hon. Member for Blackburn (Mr. Straw) on 5 February 1980.