HC Deb 26 July 1982 vol 28 cc403-7W
Mr. Philip Holland

asked the Secretary of State for Industry how many civil servants are employed by his Department in each functional job category; in each such category, how many are of each rank; and for each such rank, what are the maximum and minimum pay scales.

Mr. Butcher

[pursuant to his reply, 21 July 1982, Vol. 28, c. 168]: The numbers of civil servants, by grade and

Secretariat Aerospace, Electronics, Information Technology, Telecommunications Research and Development Heavy Industry Chemicals Textiles and Miscellaneous Industries Regional Policy Industrial and Commercial Policy Common Services Total
Senior Staff
Permanent Secretary 1 1 2
Deputy Secretary 1 1 1 1 1 4 9
UIPP (Lower) 1 1
Under Secretary 4 5 7 6 13 40½
Administration Group
Assistant Secretary 1 11 1 15 14 9 13 64
Senior Principal 1 1 12½ 6 20½
Principal 1 26½ 11 43½ 40 28 54 204
Senior Executive Officer 1 10 6 3 62 2 86 170
Higher Executive Officer D 20 1 21
Higher Executive Officer 1 31 28 50 171 19 278 578
Administration Trainee 17 17
Executive Officer (Including HCO) 10 33 72 62 301 19 522 1,019
Clerical Officer 15 37½ 158 39½ 256½ 19 765 1,290½
Clerical Assistant 4 22 46½ 34 121 15 192½ 435
Economist Group
Senior Economic Adviser 1 7 8
Economic Adviser 1 1 20½ 22½
Senior Economic Assistant
Statistician Group
Chief Statistician 11 11
Statistician 1 36 37
Senior Assistant
Statistician 11 11
Assistant Statistician 1 8 9
Information Group
Chief Information Officer A 1 1
Chief Information Officer B 1 2 3
Principal Information Officer 2 4 6
Senior Information Officer 5 1 8 14
Information Officer 3 16 19
Assistant Information Officer 6 6
Librarian Group
Senior Principal Librarian 1 1
Senior Librarian 1 6 7
Librarian 1 1 12 14
Assistant Librarian 3 24 27
Data Processing Group
Senior Data Processor 4 36 40
Data Processor 6 75 81
Legal Group
Assistant Solicitor 16 16
Senior Legal Assistant 35 35
Legal Assistant 10 10
Professional and Technology Croup
Directing Grade B 2 2
Superintending Grade 3 4 1 2 10
Principal P & T Officer 10½ 9 10 4 1 34½
P & T Officer Grade I 3 8 14 4 2 31
P & T Officer Grade II 2 10 1 3 16
P & T Officer Grade III 18 18
P & T Officer Grade IV 34 34

functional category, employed in the Department of Industry on 1 April 1982 are as shown in the following table. The figures are inclusive of common services provided to the Department of Trade and in some respects also to the Department of Energy. Part-time staff are counted as half. Pay scales for most grades are given in the Civil Service pay and conditions of service code, paragraph 1050, a copy of which is in the main Library. If my hon. Friend requires details of the pay of any particular Departmental grade I will supply them separately.

Secretariat Aerospace, Electronics, Information Technology, Telecommunications Research and Development Heavy Industry Chemicals Textiles and Miscellaneous Industries Regional Policy Industrial and Commercial Policy Common Services Total
Graphics Officer Group
Graphics Officer 2 1 1 2
Graphics Officer 3 1 2 3
Graphics Officer 4 2 2 4
Resource and Planning Group
Senior Principal Research Officer (R) 2 2
Principal Research Officer (R) 6 4 10
Senior Research Officer (R) 10 10
Research Officer (R) 3 3
Secretarial Group
Chief Superintendent 1 12 33
Senior Superintendent 3 9 33 45
Superintendent 5 2 17 24
Senior Personal Secretary 4 4 3 13 33
Personal Secretary 14 22 45 23 25½ 12½ 58½ 200½
Specialist Typist 40½ 54½ 110½ 205½
Typist 24½ 33½ 205½ 263½
Trainee Typist
Security Officer Group
Security Officer Grade IV 4 4
Security Officer Grade V 25 25
Science Category
Chief Scientific Officer (Lower band) 3 3
Deputy Chief Scientific Officer 3 25 2 1 31
Senior Principal Scientific Officer 1 10 93 5 2 3 114
Principal Scientific Officer 22 246 5 9 4 286
Senior Scientific Officer 2 341½ 6 8 4 361½
Higher Scientific Officer 1 384 3 1 389
Scientific Officer 245 5 250
Assistant Scientific Officer 1 192 193
Accountant (Professional) Class
Director 2 2
Assistant Director 4 4
Chief Accountant 1 23 24
Senior Accountant 46 46
Accountant 1 1
Cartographic and recording Draughtsman Class
Senior Grade Draughtsman 1 1
Higher Grade Draughtsman 1 1
Draughtsman 4 4
Cleaners
Cleaner 3 1 4 8
Drawing Office Assistant
Drawing Office Assistant 13½ 13½
Laboratory Attendants
Laboratory Attendant
Messengers
Senior Messenger 6 7 63 76
Messenger 10 28 210 248
Nursing Staff
Staff Nurse 2 2
Office Keepers
Grade 1A 2 2
Grade I 3 3
Grade II 1 9 10
Grade III 1 1
Paperkeepers
Chief Paperkeeper 2 2
Senior Paperkeeper 23 23
Paperkeeper 4 94½ 98½
Photographers
Chief Photographer 2 2

Secretary Aerospace, Electronics, Information Technology, Telecommunications Research and Development Heavy Industry Chemicals Textiles and Miscellaneous Industries Regional Policy Industrial and Commercial Policy Common Services Total
Principal Photographer 5 1 6
Senior Photographer 9 8 17
Photographer 4 1 5
Photoprinters
Photoprinting Services Manager 2 2
Chief Photoprinter 6 6
Assistant Chief Photoprinter 4 9 13
Leading Operator 3 3
Photoprinter Grade I 16 65 81
Photoprinter Grade II 9 3 52 64
Process and General Supervisory Class
Grade D 2 2
Stores Officer Class
Grade D 1 1
Telephonists (Government)
Telephonist 12 3 6 21
Teleprinter Operators
Specialist Teleprinter Operator 6 6
Teleprinter Operator 1 1
Tracers
Tracer 1 1
Departmental Classes
Principal Research Fellow 1 1
Translator 1 1 1
Translator 2 10 10
Translator 3 7 7
Chief Investigation Officer 1 1
Deputy Chief Investigation Officer 4 4
Investigation Officer 20 20
Senior Psychologist ½ ½
Industrial Grades 597 597
Totals 99 2601 2,793 325 1,220 1364 3,502½ 8,336½

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