HC Deb 01 December 1977 vol 940 cc361-2W
Mr. Tim Smith

asked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection whether he will give the number of public servants employed in his Department at each level down to clerical assistants.

Mr. Maclennan

The number of staff employed in my Department is as follows:

Permanent Secretary 1
Deputy Secretary 1
Under Secretary 4
Assistant Secretary and equivalent 14
Senior Principal and equivalent 4
Principal and equivalent 35½
Senior Executive Officer and equivalent 18
Higher Executive Officer(A) 5
Higher Executive Officer and equivalent 49
Administrative Trainee 10
Executive Officer and equivalent 56
Clerical Officer and equivalent 42
Secretarial Category 30
Clerical Assistant and equivalent 35½

These figures are exclusive of the Metrication Board, Office of Fair Trading, Price Commission and Monopolies and Mergers Commission.

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