§ Major GLYNasked the Secretary of State for Air what are the designations of all the grades and appointments of established civil servants under the administration of the Air Ministry; what are the numbers of persons, male and female, respectively, employed in each grade and appointment; what are the designations of those persons who are on the temporary list though qualifying for establishment, and what are the numbers of such persons in such categories; how many persons are there doing similar work to the above grades but who are not established, that is, qualified for pension, or temporary, that is, qualifying for establishment position; what are the rates of pay for such persons with bonus shown as a separate item; and how do these compare with all the above grades and appointments?
§ Sir S. HOAREIn view of the labour which would be involved in compiling this return, I trust that my hon. and gallant Friend will not press for this information in detail.
§ Major GLYNasked the Secretary of State for Air what is the lowest grade or appointment which is open to a 802W civilian employé to fill which is counted as a position of an established civil servant; and what is the total number of civilian employé s employed by the Air Ministry, and in what capacities?
§ Sir S. HOAREAs regards the first part of the question, the lowest grade or appointment which carries establishment (i.e., pension) rights is that of messenger. As regards the second part, the total number of civilian employé s of all grades, both at headquarters and at outstations, is 9,881, classifiable as follows:
Administrative, executive and clerical 2,150 Professional, scientific and technical 1,392 Others (mainly industrial) 6,339 If my hon. and gallant Friend should have any doubts as to the comparability of these figures with those supplied by other Departments, I should be obliged if he would be good enough to refer to me on the matter.