HC Deb 15 December 1978 vol 960 cc490-1W
Mr. Mike Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what were the total numbers of staff and the numbers of men and women, respectively, at the latest available date in each grade from administrative trainee upwards in her Department.

Mrs. Shirley Williams:

Numbers in post as at 1st October 1978, expressed as full-time equivalents, are as follows. They include staff at the University Grants

Grade Men Women Total
Permanent secretary 2 2
Deputy secretary 5 5
Under secretary 16 16
Assistant secretary 37 1 38
Senior principal 7 1 8
Principal 74 18 92
Senior executive officer 49 15 64
Higher executive officer(A) 7 3 10
Higher executive officer 183 53 236
Administrative trainee 9 5 14
Executive officer 168 153 321
Senior catering adviser 1 1 2
Catering adviser 1 1
Senior chief inspector 1 1
Chief inspector 5 1 6
Divisional inspector 6 1 7
Staff inspector 48 5 53
Her Majesty's inspector 271 75 346
Director financial services 1 1
Chief accountant 3 3
Library adviser 4 4
Senior economic adviser 1 1
Economic adviser 2 2
Senior economic assistant 2 2
Economic assistant 2 2
Chief information officer, Grade A 1 1
Principal information officer 3 3
Senior information officer 5 2 7
Information officer 1 3 4
Assistant information officer 1 1
Senior librarian 1 1
Librarian 2 2
Assistant librarian 1 4 5
Senior photographer 1 1
PTO directing grade 2 2
PTO superintending grade 9 9
Principal PTO 24 3 27
PTO I 13 3 16
PTO II 2 1 3
PTO III 3 3
Senior principal scientific officer 1 1
Principal scientific officer 7 7
Senior scientific officer 1 1
Senior security officer 1 1
Chief statistician 1 1 2
Statistician 8 2 10
Senior assistant statistician 4 1 5
Chief superintendent typists 2 2
Principal research officer 2 2
Senior research officer 1 1
Research officer 1 1
Special adviser 1 1 2
Development officer 2 2
Professional assistant to Library advisers 1 1