§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Prime Minister (1) if she 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 her office; if she will differentiate between staff in statistical posts and staff in administrative posts; and if she will give the staffing complements by grade, and differentiated between statistical and administrative posts, proposed for 1989–90;
(2) if she 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 the Cabinet Office; if she will differentiate between staff in statistical posts and staff in administrative posts; and if she will give the staffing complements by grade, and differentiated between statistical and administrative posts, proposed for 1989–90.
§ The Prime MinisterThe information available relates to the Central Statistical Office, part of the Cabinet Office. The following table shows complement and number of staff in post at 1 April 1988 and complement for 1 April 1989.
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Staff in the CSO Grade I April 1988 1 April 1989 complement staff in post complement Members of statistician group 1A 1.0 1.0 1.0 3 3.0 3.0 3.0 5 8.0 9.0 8.0 7 27.0 25.0 28.0 Senior assistant statistician 10.0 6.0 7.0
Grade 1 April 1988 1 April 1989 complement staff in post complement Assistant statistician 3.0 3.0 4.0 Cadet statistician1 7.0 6.0 6.0 Members of administration and other groups2 5 1.0 1.0 1.0 7 4.0 4.0 4.0 Senior executive officer 8.0 8.0 7.0 Higher executive officer 21.0 20.0 20.5 Executive officer 37.0 31.0 36.5 Administrative officer 21.0 21.0 25.0 Senior personal secretary 1.0 1.0 2.0 Personal secretary 11.5 11.0 10.5 Chief draughtsman 1.0 1.0 1.0 Senior draughtsman3 2.0 2.0 1.0 Higher draughtsman4 2.0 2.0 1.0 Draughtsman5 7.0 5.0 7.0 Information officer 1.0 1.0 1.0 175.5 160.0 174.5 1 Cadet statisticians are employed to undertake postgraduate training for the Government statistical service and do not therefore contribute directly to the work of the CSO. 2 Includes all other non-statistician group staff. 3 Higher graphics officer from 1 April 1989. 4 Map and chart officer from 1 April 1989. 5 Graphics officer from 1 April 1989.