§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing the number of persons employed by the Welsh Office, analysed by Civil Service grade, at present and in May 1979.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsAt 1 May 1979 and 1 June 1981 the Welsh Office employed 2,613 and 2,312½ permanent staff respectively, as follows:
Number of staff at 1 May 1979 1 June 1982 Permanent Secretary 1 1 Deputy Secretaries 2 2 Under Secretaries 14 12 Assistant Secretaries 29 25 Senior Principals 6 5 Principals 83 70 Senior Executive Officers 73 68 Higher Executive Officers (Administration) 5 4 Higher Executive Officers 182 170½ Higher Executive Officers (Field) 5 4 Executive Officers 339 301½ Executive Officers (Field) 38 41 Administration Trainees 6 4 Administration Trainee/Higher Executive Officer Nil 1 Clerical Officers 521 479 Clerical Assistants 322½ 237 Senior Personal Secretaries 10 11 Personal Secretaries 81 71 Typing Services Staff 192 167½ Office Services Staff 134 131½ Her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools 55 55 Legal Officers 16 13 Information Officers 23 21 Economists/Statisticians 15 11 Research Officers 17 15 Medical Officers 19 18 Dental Officers 4 4 Nursing Officers 9 5 Social Work Service Officers 15 15 Scientific Officers 4 5 Housing and Planning Inspectors 9 10 Planning Officers 13 10 Architects 17 15 Quantity Surveyors 8 7 Professional/Technical Officers 81½ 72 Cartographic Draughtsmen 31 26½ Librarians 3 3 Inspectors of Ancient Monuments/Curator 6 6 Specialist Advisers 6 5 Eye Fitters 2 2 Special Duty Orderlies 4 4 Custodians 45 37½ Industrials 167 146½