HC Deb 26 October 1988 vol 139 cc277-8W
Mr. Sean Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are the latest available figures for his Department in the London pay area of the number of vacancies by grade and the proportion this is of the grade complement in London.

Mr. Sainsbury

The information requested is detailed in the following tables:

Administrative Grades as at 15 September 1988
Grade Vacancies Vacancies1
Senior Executive Officer 38 9.1
Higher Executive Officer 61 6.4
Executive Officer 62 4.5
Administrative Officer 413 14.3
Administrative Assistant 419 25.8
Chief Typing Manager 2 18.1
Typing Manager 1 2.2
Typists 72 10.4
Senior Personal Secretaries 4 5.8
Personal Secretaries 76 18.4
Research Officer/Senior Research Officer 5 10
Statisticians 3 15
Senior Assistant Statistician/Assistant Statistician 4 40
1 As a per cent. of grade complement

Notes:

1. The table covers the main non-industrial Civil Service administrative grades employed in the London pay area.

2. Vacancies are unfilled complemented posts.

3. There are no vacancies at grade 7 level and above.

Miscellaneous grades as at 1 October 1988
Grade Vacancies Vacancies1
Telecommunications Officer (Army) 4 33.3
Teleprinter Operator 1 25
Specialist Teleprinter Operator 20 21.7
Superintendant of Teleprinter Operator 9 10.8
Photographer 1 2.3
Senior Photographer 8 14
Graphics Officer 1 15
Higher Graphics Officer 6 52
Mapping and Charting Technical Grade 1 9 12
Mapping and Charting Grade 1 40 18

Grade Vacancies Vacancies1
Higher Mapping and Charting Officer 2 1.94
Senior Mapping and Charting Officer 8 13
Support Grade Band 1 15 11.5
Support Grade Band 2 72
Support Grade Band 3 4
Support Manager 1 1
1 As a percentage of grade complement.

Notes:

1. The table covers the main non-industrial miscellaneous Civil Service grades employed in the London pay area.

2. Vacancies are unfilled complemented posts.

3. There are no vacancies at grade 6 level and above.

Specialists Defence Engineering Service as at 1 July 1988
Grade Vacancies 1Vacancies
7 23 9
Professional and Technology Officer—Senior Professional and Technology Officer 451 16.11
1 As a percentage of Grade complement

Defence Science Group
Grade Vacancies 1Vacancies
7 16 7.2
Scientific Officer—Senior Scientific Officer 122 16.2
1 As a percentage of Grade complement

Notes:

1. The table covers the main non-industrial engineering and science Civil-Service grades employed in the London pay area.

2. Vacancies are unfilled complemented posts.

3. There are no vacancies at grade 6 level and above.

Mr. Sean Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will provide the latest available figures for his Department for(a) numbers of staff in receipt of local pay additions, by grade, (b) location of those offices awarding local pay additions and (c) annual cost.

Mr. Sainsbury

Local pay additions in the Ministry of Defence are given to 1,278 executive officers, 26 typing managers, 65 senior personal secretaries, 427 personal secretaries, 2,784 administrative officers, 1,650 administrative assistants and 675 typists. Officers in all these grades in inner London receive the payment as do administrative officers, administrative assistants, personal secretaries and typists at Aldershot military town, Farnborough, High Wycombe, Northwood, Pyestock, Stanmore, Wandsworth and West Byfleet. The annual cost is estimated to be £3,420,000.