§ 20. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance if he will make a statement on the staffing of his Departments' pensions offices in and about the City of Aberdeen, indicating, in particular, how many employees, and of which grades, were employed there during each of the last five years and including the year 1957,
ABERDEEN LOCAL PENSIONS AND NATIONAL INSURANCE OFFICE Grade of Staff (excluding Cleaners) Number employed on 1st January 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 Senior Executive Officer 1 1 1 1 1 1 Higher Executive Officer 2 2 2 2 2 2 Executive Officer 13 13 14 14 14 14 Clerical and Sub-Clerical Officer 79 79 82 84 80 80 Messenger 1 1 1 1 1 1 TOTALS 96 96 100 102 98 98
ABERDEEN WAR PENSIONS OFFICE Grade of Staff (excluding Cleaners) Number employed on 1st January 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 Medical Officer 1 1† 1 1 1 1 Higher Executive Officer 1 1 1 1 1 1 Executive Officer 4 3 3 3 3 3 Clerical and Sub-Clerical Officer 35 25 21 19 16 15 Messenger 4 1 1 1 1 1 Medical Board Assistant 1 1 1 1 1 — TOTALS 46* 32 28 26 23 21 *On the amalgamation of the Ministries of Pensions and National Insurance on 31st August, 1953, some 12 staff engaged on duties in connection with the provision of medical treatment, including artificial limbs and appliances, were transferred to the Department of Health for Scotland. † On the staff of the Department of Health for Scotland in 1954 only.