§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in theOfficial Report the structure of the senior levels of his Department (grades I-III) in 1979 and at present.
§ Mr. PortilloThe structure of the senior levels in the Department in 1979 and 1987 is shown in the table:
DHSS Senior structure (Grades 1–3) April 1979 October 1987 Permanent Secretary (Grade 1 and 1A) Permanent Secretary 1 1 Second Permanent Secretary 1 1 Chief Medical Officer 1 1 Chief Executive NHS MB — 1 Total 3 4 Deputy Secretary (Grade 2) Deputy Secretary 7 5 Director NHS MB — 3 Deputy Chief Medical Officer 4 3 Chief Inspector Social Services Inspectorate 1 1 Chief Scientist 1 — Solicitor 1 1 Total 14 13 Senior Consultants and Advisers Director of Financial Management NHS MB — 1 Chief Scientist1 — 1 Property Adviser1 — 1 Total — 3 Under Secretary (Grade 3) Under Secretary 34 21 Senior Principal Medical Officer— Chief Medical Adviser 16 9 Principal Assistant Solicitor 3 2 Chief Nursing Officer 1 1 Chief Dental Officer 1 1 Chief Economic Adviser 1 1 Director of Statistics and Management Information 1 1 Director of Health Building — 1 Director of Procurement — 1 Director of Research Management — 1 Personal Merit 1 — Total 58 39 Total all grades 75 59 1 Part Time.