§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will give the latest figures for the number of staff presently employed, and the full complement of staff including vacant posts, by grade, in the statistical divisions in his Department; if he will differentiate between staff in statistical posts and staff in administrative posts; and if he will give the staffing complements by grade, and differentiated between statistical and administrative posts, proposed for 1989–90.
§ Mr. ParkinsonThe table gives the latest figures for complement, staff in post and vacancies in the Department's economics and statistics division. No decisions have been made to change the complement for 1989–90.
Grade Complement at 1 March Staff in post at 1 March Vacancies at 1 March 1989 1989 1989 Statistical grades Chief statistician 1.0 1.0 — Statistician 5.0 5.0 — Senior assistant statistician/ assistant statistician 1.0 1.0 — Sub total 7.0 7.0 — Economist grades Senior economic adviser 3.0 3.0 — Economic adviser 11.0 10.0 1.0 Senior economic assistant/ economic assistant 16.0 5.0 1.0 Sub total 20.0 18.0 2.0 Administration grades Grade 3 1.0 1.0 — Grade 7 1.0 1.0 — Senior executive officer 5.0 4.0 1.0 Higher executive officer 7.0 7.0 — Executive officer 1140 12.0 2.0 Administrative officer 11.0 10.0 1.0 Administrative assistant 0.5 — 0.5 Senior personal secretary 1.0 1.0 — Personal secretary 4.0 4.0 — Sub total 44.5 40.0 4.5 Grand total 71.5 65.0 6.5 1 Includes supernumerary posts.