§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will give details concerning the Registrar General and his office; who holds this appointment; when he was appointed; at what salary and conditions; what are his qualifications; what is the number of staff in his office and at what salaries; how many are British and how many are from the Commonwealth; and what 292W are the normal average hours of work that the staff are employed for.
§ Sir K. JosephThe Registrar General for England and Wales is Mr. Michael Reed, C.B. He is a senior civil servant appointed to the post in March, 1963 having previously served as an Under Secretary in the Ministry of Health. His present salary is £7,800 per annum.
On 26th April, 1971 there were 2,133 staff in the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, all on Civil Service rates of pay and conditions appropriate to their grades. Of these, 70 are from the Commonwealth.