Treasury Staff

HC Deb 14 July 1977 vol 935 cc249-50W

Mr. R. C. Mitchell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer 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. Robert Sheldon

82 are graduates of Oxford or Cambridge, 51 are graduates of other universities, and 28 have graduated from either Oxford or Cambridge and another university. Out of the 199 staff of the rank of principal or equivalent and above, 38 are non-graduates.

Mr. R. C. Mitchell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer 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. Robert Sheldon

Nine are graduates of Oxford or Cambridge, three are graduates of other universities, and one has graduated from both Cambridge and another university. There are no non-graduates.