HC Deb 20 March 1984 vol 56 cc418-20W
Mr. Wareing

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the grades of staff and the numbers in each grade in his Department.

Mr. Whitney

The grades of staff in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the numbers in each grade on 1 March 1984 are as follows:

Numbers
FCO Diplomatic Wing
Diplomatic Service Grades and Home Civil Service Administration Group
Senior Grade 149
DS4/HCS5 301
HCS6 3
DS5/Principal 479.5
DS6/SEO 314
DS7E/HEO 506
DS7D/8 111
DS9/EO 829
DS10/CO 866
CA 137
Other Grades and Classes
Secretarial 698
Legal 23

Numbers
Research 58
DS Security Officer 307
Queen's Messenger and Escort 35
Home Security Officer 136
Cypher and Signals 193
Office Keeper/Paper Keeper/Messenger 255
Professional and Technical 169
Economist 12
Librarian 12
Museum Grade 6
Photoprinter 41.5
Driver 23
Cleaner 37.5
Field Investigating Officer 20
Others (catering grades, stores officers, nurses etc.) 94
Industrial 139
DS Communications Branch 215
TTO/DS Technical Branch 346.5
Operator Technician 14
Radio Technician 69
Processing and General Supervisory Class 29
Overseas Development Administration
Administration Group
Open Structure 1A 1
Open Structure 2 2
Open Structure 3 7
Open Structure 4 1
Open Structure 5 41
Open Structure 6 53
Principal 70.5
SEO 43
HEO/HEO'D'/AT 150.5
EO 204
CO 353
CA 30
Other Grades and Classes
Secretarial/Typing 128
Teleprinter/Telephonist 10
Photoprinter 24
Office Keeper/Paper Keeper/Messenger 112.5
Cleaner 6
Security 9
Economist 28
Statistician 6
Librarian 9

Numbers
Information 7
Departmental Advisers 18
Scientific 225
Research 11
Professional and Technical 12
Draughtsman/Cartographer/Mapping 109.5
Photographer 12
Laboratory 8
Survey 22
Industrial 39.5
Passport Office
Administration Group
Open Structure Grade 5 1
Open Structure Grade 6 1
Principal 4
SEO 7
HEO 27
EO 124
CO 479
CA 242.5
Other Grades and Classes
Photoprinter 1
Teleprinter Operator 3
Typing Grade 20
Office Keeper/Paper Keeper/Messenger 64