§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many staff who have worked as professional statisticians in her Department and its predecessor have left on early retirement in each of the past 10 years. [81176]
§ Clare ShortOne professional statistician left on early retirement in 1997.
§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many staff by grade are employed as professional statisticians in her Department; how many of these staff have been accepted as fast stream by the Civil Service Selection Board; and how many have been granted chartered statistician status by the Royal Statistical Society. [81198]
§ Clare ShortMy Department has 13 professional statisticians, in the following grades:
Grade Number Chief Statistician (Senior Civil Service) 1 Senior Statistician (former Grade 6) 1 Statistician (former Grade 7) 9 Temporary Assistant Statistician 2 Eleven have passed the Civil Service Selection Board and 2 hold chartered status with the Royal Statistical Society