§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department how many staff by grade are employed as professional statisticians in his 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. [81204]
§ Mr. HoonCurrently, there are seven professional statisticians within the Department, who have been accepted as fast streamers. None has been granted chartered statistician status by the Royal Statistical Society.
The following table provides a breakdown, by grade.
Grade Number1 Grade 6 statistician 1 Grade 7 statistician 3 Assistant statistician 3 Total 7 1The figures include professional statisticians who may be currently working in administrative posts.
§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department how many staff who have worked as professional statisticians in his Department have left on early retirement in each of the past 10 years. [81184]