§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many civil servants of the following grades were in post in his Department on 1 April and how many he expects to be in post in his Department on 1 April 1981, 1 April 1982 and 1 April 1983; permanent secretary, deputy secretary, under secretary and assistant secretary.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinOn 1 April 1980 the number of civil servants in the DHSS in the grades of under secretary and above—including staff in the administration group and their professional equivalents—and of assistant secretary was as follows:
Permanent Secretary 3 Deputy Secretary 15 Under Secretary 55 Assistant Secretary 107 I cannot say at this stage what I expect the numbers to be in each grade in future years, but reductions in the size of the Civil Service will include savings in senior posts.