Departmental Staff

HC Deb 14 July 1977 vol 935 cc216-7W

Mr. R. C. Mitchell

asked the Minister for the Civil Service how many civil servants in his Department of the rank of principal or equivalent and above are graduates of Oxford and Cambridge universities; and how many are graduates of other universities.

Mr. Charles R. Morris

Out of the 377 staff of the rank of principal or equivalent and above in the Civil Service Department, 59 are graduates of Oxford or Cambridge University, 89 are graduates of other universities and 11 are graduates of both another university and Oxford or Cambridge.

Mr. R. C. Mitchell

asked the Minister for the civil service how many civil servants in his Department of the rank of deputy secretary or equivalent and above are graduates of Oxford and Cambridge and how many are graduates of other universities.

Mr. Charles R. Morris

Out of the seven staff of the rank of deputy secretary of equivalent and above in the Civil Service Department, three are graduates of Oxford or Cambridge University and two are graduates of other universities.