§ Mr. Mike Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what were the numbers, respectively, of higher executive officers and executive officers in post in section MBI(c) of the medicines division of his Department on the first or any other convenient day of each month from May 1979 to the latest month for which this figure is available.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe functions of section MBI(c) have not remained constant since May 1979. The following table shows the numbers of staff—in the grades requested—engaged upon the range of work currently undertaken by staff in that section.
Higher executive officer Executive officer May 1979 to December 1979 3 3 January 1980 to February 1980 2 3 March 1980 to October 1980 3 3 November 1980 to December 1980 3 4 January 1981 to February 1981 3 5 March 1981 to August 1982 3 4 September 1982 2 5 October 1982 to November 1982 3 4 December 1982 3 5