Scientists, Sociologists and Psychologists

HC Deb 23 February 1979 vol 963 c331W

Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Minister for the Civil Service whether he will publish in the Official Report a detailed list of the number of social scientists, sociologists, and psychologists employed in the various Government Departments, their individual or collective salaries and

	1977	1978
Grades	Numbers	Salary Cost	Numbers	Salary Cost
		£		£
Senior principal psychologist	11	104,000	12	128,000
Principal psychologist	49	345,000	48	370,000
Senior psychologist	117	640,000	123	732,000
Psychologist	61	225,000	57	228,000
Chief research officer (social science)	1	10,000	2	22,000
Senior principal research officer (social science)	4	35,000	6	59,000
Principal research officer (social science)	87	613,000	85	656,000
Senior research officer (social science)	144	783,000	161	958,000
Research officer (social science)	80	295,000	47	188,000
TOTAL	554	3,050,000	541	3,341,000

Notes:

1. (i) Financial figures rounded to the nearest £1,000.
2. (ii) Staff figures expressed at 1 April in each year. Composite figures on this same basis are not available for earlier years.