§ Mr. Lawlerasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many staff members in his Department by Civil Service grades are responsible for the youth service; and what percentage of the total staff of his Department this constitutes.
§ Sir Keith JosephSix and a half members of the Department's administrative staff, in full-time equivalent terms, have responsibility for youth service matters. The breakdown of this total by grade is as follows:
No. Assistant secretary 0.3 Personal secretary 0.3 Principal 1.0 Higher executive officer 2.0 Executive officer 1.4 Clerical officer 1.0 Clerical assistant 0.5 Total 6.5 The total constitutes 0.4 per cent. of the total staff of the Department excluding Her Majesty's Inspectorate. Additionally, members of Her Majesty's Inspectorate spend some time on youth service matters.