§ Mr. Arnoldasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the responsibilities of each of the deputy secretaries in his Department and the number and ranks of staff reporting to each.
§ 2. Mr. PattieThe information requested is as follows:
Responsibilities
Deputy Under Secretary (Policy and Programmes)
Provides general advice on and co-ordination of all aspects of defence policy including liaison with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on international implications and is responsible for the co-ordination of the defence programme—including the nuclear programme—and its alignment with resources. Member of defence research and intramural research committee and defence equipment policy committee and attends Chiefs of Staff meetings as required.Deputy Under Secretary (Civilian Management)
Responsible as principal establishment officer for civilian management within the MOD and civilian manpower control, estimating and complementing under authority issued by the Treasury. Also responsible for security, administrative computing and common services and library services.Deputy Under Secretary (Finance and Budget)
Responsible as principal finance officer for financial 416W management within the MOD, including financial procedures and control and information systems, the economical use of financial resources, the monitoring of expenditure and advice on the allocation of financial resources in accordance with policy priorities. Also responsible for the oversight of the general finance staff, the accounts organisation and, with the deputy under secretary (civilian management), the management audit organisation.Deputy Under Secretary (Personnel and Logistics)
Responsible for ensuring the validity of pay, pensions and allowances policy as it affects all three services; for financial control of the lands and claims votes; for co-ordinating advice to principal administrative officers—principal personnel officers of the three services; for ensuring the validity of tri-service aspects of supply policy; for overseeing the defence statistics organisation; for advising on the legislative and legal requirements of the Department; and for co-ordinating advice on the implications of health and safety at work legislation.Deputy Under Secretary (Navy)
Responsible for the efficient conduct of business in the Navy department for the budgetary aspects of the long-term programme for the Royal Navy, for the scrutiny of all naval equipment stores and works requirements, for service and civilian manpower numbers, for RN public relations and for general financial and administrative advice to the Admiralty board.Deputy Under Secretary (Army)
Responsible for the efficient conduct of business in the Army department for the budgetary aspects of the long-term programme for the Army, for the scrutiny of all Army equipment stores and works requirements, for service and civilian manpower numbers, for Army public relations and for general financial and administrative advice to the Army board.Deputy Under Secretary (Air)
Responsible for the efficient conduct of business in the Air Force department and the meteorological office, for the budgetary aspects of the long-term programme for the RAF, for the scrutiny of all equipment stores and works requirements, for service and civilian manpower numbers, for RAF public relations and for general financial and administrative advice to the Air Force board.Deputy Under Secretary (Policy) (Procurement Executive)
Responsible for the formulation and co-ordination of MOD procurement policy—including industrial, sales and international aspects—MOD procurement processes and procedures, of relations with industry and other Government Departments on defence equipment issues, and general issues affecting the procurement executive as a whole, including the allocation of PE manpower and privatisation. Co-ordination of the PE element of long-term costing and defence estimates. General oversight of the work of the director general defence contracts and the director general of quality assurance, and of the rocket motor executive. 417W Deputy chairman of the defence equipment policy committee. Chairman of policy co-ordinating committee on guided weapons and electronics and of the defence quality assurance board.Deputy Controller and Adviser (Research and Technology)
Responsible to controller R&D establishments, research and nuclear for the programme formulation and control of the progress of research carried out intramurally within R&D establishments and extramurally at universities and in industry. Responsible to chief scientific adviser for the formulation of long-term strategic objectives for research and on behalf of controller R&D establishments, research and nuclear to chief of defence procurement and chief scientific adviser for advice on defence technology.Director General Meteorological Office
Control of the meteorological office. Responsible for the United Kingdom state meteorological service, including the provision of services to defence, civil aviation, industry and commerce, and the general public, and research in all aspects of meteorology. Responsible for United Kingdom participation in the international arrangements for meteorological services and research.Director Royal Aircraft Establishment
Responsible for the management of Royal Aircraft Establishment and for all its activities; for providing advice on aerospace matters to MOD and Department of Industry.Deputy Controller R & D Establishments Resources and Personnel
Responsible for the planning and management of resource allocation—manpower, finance and capital facilities—to the R & D establishments and the determination of the policy and programming guidelines within which resources are deployed.
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Grade Centre Navy Army Air Force Procurement Executive DUS (CM) DUS (FB) DUS (P) DUS (PL) DUS (N) CED DUS (ARMY) DUS (AIR) DG MET O DUS (POL) PE DAWRE DCA DCA (RT) DCE DRAE Assistant Under Secretary 4 2 4 2 2 5 1 2 1 1 2 3 6 — 3 Administration and Executive Executive Director 3 — — — — — 1 — — — — — — — — Assistant Secretary 14 8 12 5 4 3 8 6 1 2 1 — — — 1 Senior Principal 19 9 1 — 1 9 2 3 — — 3 — — — — Principal 68 27 27 15 10 11 23 12 1 4 5 9 1 — 2 Senior Executive Officer 161 53 3 12 5 29 23 15 2 1 10 1 — — 9 Higher Executive Officer (D) 2 — 14 1 — — — 3 — — — — — — — Higher Executive Officer 352 196 25 64 27 65 77 53 9 5 35 23 5 2 35 Administrative Trainee 1 1 8 1 1 — — 1 — 2 — — — — — Administrative Trainee (HEO) — — 4 — — — — 2 — — — — — — — Executive Officer 445 495 29 104 37 131 116 98 17 5 84 67 9 4 76 Professional and Technology Group Directing Grade A — — — — — — — — — — 1 — — — 1 Directing Grade B — — — — — 16 — — — — 3 4 — — 1 Superintending 7 — — — — 44 — — — — 13 16 — — 5 PP&TO 16 — — — — 120 — — 3 — 58 85 — 3 26 P&TO I 17 — — — — 140 — — 5 — 184 212 — 6 71 P&TO II 5 — — — — 658 — — 18 — 231 283 — 5 141 p&TO III 3 1 — — — 4,655 — — 5 — 268 87 1 — 223 P&TO IV — — — — — — — 4 — 220 8 1 — 121 Graduate Trainee — — — — — 5 — — — — 21 — — — 17 Science Group Chief Scientific Officer (LWR Band) — — — — — — — — 2 — 1 — 1 — 2 Deputy Chief Scientific Officer 1 — — — — — — — 6 — 9 5 8 4 16 Senior Principal Scientific Officer 5 — — — — — — — 27 — 26 16 10 5 69 Principal Scientific Officer 10 — — — — — — — 108 — 116 20 24 10 247 Senior Scientific Officer 9 — — 2 — 1 — — 282 — 226 42 10 5 280 Higher Scientific Officer 4 — — 1 — — — — 489 — 269 4 17 — 256 Scientific Officer 1 — — — — — — — 428 — 170 — 21 — 139 Assistant Scientific Officer — — — — — — — — 720 — 88 — 8 — 70 Statisticians and Economic Advisers — — 3 36 — — — — — — — — — — — Director Atomic Weapons Research Establishment
Responsible for the management of the establishment and the conduct of its work for R & D production including related responsibilities for safety, personnel, capital expenditure and technical co-operation with the United States of America.Chief Executive Royal Dockyards
Responsible to the Admiralty Board through chief of fleet support, for the efficient performance of the dockyard organisation. Required to meet the needs of the naval staff, for ship availability—taking account of need for satisfactory upkeep of vessels—consulting the design departments of the PE as necessary.Deputy Controller Aircraft
The senior civilian officer in the air systems controllerate and engages in corporate decision making on major questions concerned with the aircraft procurement programmes under his control; is responsible for the overall management of the project officers in his organisation and is accountable to chief of defence procurement—the accounting officer for Vote 2—for the annual expenditure on projects in his area.Numbers and Grades
419WAs set out in the following tables.3. In addition, the managing director of the Royal ordnance factories organisation is equivalent to a deputy secretary. He is deputy chairman of the ROF board and is responsible to the chairman for the efficient operation of the ROF organisation. The civilian strength which amounts to 18,449 is reflected within a trading account.
Grade Centre Navy Army Air Force Procurement Executive DUS (CM) DUS (FB) DUS (P) DUS (PL) DUS (N) CED DUS (ARMY) DUS (AIR) DC MET O DUS (POL) PE DAWRE DCA DCA (RT) DCE DRAE Clerical/Secretarial/Typing 1,518 1,515 72 153 34 660 243 175 146 10 372 292 62 20 395 Data Processors 24 302 — 4 — 18 — 1 45 — 46 1 7 — 43 MOD Police 44 — — — — — — — — — 172 — — — 170 Security Officers 303 — — — — — — — 10 — 4 — — — 5 Instructional Officers 1 — — — — 93 — — — — — — — — — Medical and Nursing 20 — — — — 35 — — — — 12 1 — — 12 Messenger/Office Keepers/Paperkeepers 843 39 — — — — 1 3 23 — — 6 — — — Photoprinters/Photographers 329 9 — 1 — 64 — — 4 — 60 13 4 — 84 Process and General Supervisory 1 — — — — 248 — — — — 201 2 — — 44 Telecommunications grades 5 2 — — — 104 — — 172 — 25 2 — — 20 Other miscellaneous non-industrial grades 117 Nil 5 1 Nil 38 9 21 118 Nil 108 23 5 Nil 134 Industrial grades 180 14 — — — 21,987 58 1 57 — 2,138 108 25 — 2,794 Locally engaged civilians 22 1 — — — 1,075 103 — 52 — — — — — — Total civilians 4,554 2,674 207 402 121 30,214 665 396 2,755 30 5,182 1,333 225 64 5,512 Service personnel 3 — 7 9 — 70 24 — — — 7 81 28 — 82 Notes:
1. In the interests of brevity individual grades for the minor groups and classes of staff have not been shown.
2. The staff numbers shown for each DUS are those in their direct charge only. In addition to the numbers shown above, DUS(Navy), DUS(Army), DUS(Air) and DUS(Pol)(PE) also have a general responsibilty for all civilians in their respective departments.