HC Deb 16 April 1985 vol 77 cc134-7W
Mr. Eggar

asked the Minister for the Civil Service how many civil servants in the rank of principal were promoted to assistant secretary in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will also publish a table correlating for each year the age of each candidate at date of promotion with the length of time served as a principal at that date.

Mr. Hayhoe

The numbers of promotions from principal to assistant secretary in each of the years 1980 to 1983 and from principal to grade 5 in 1984 are as follows:

Number
1980 86
1981 72
1982 65
1983 70
1984 *62
* Provisional.

Promotions from Principal to Assistant Secretary by Age and by Length of Service in the Principal Grade 1980–1983 Length of Service in Principal Grade (years)
Age Under 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 or more Total
1980
33 — — — 1 — — — 1
34 — 1 2 4 1 — — 8
35 — 1 2 7 7 — — 17
36 1 6 1 2 3 2 1 16
37 1 — 1 — 1 1 — 4
38 2 — — 1 2 1 — 6
39 — — 1 — — — — 1
40–44 — 3 3 1 1 1 3 12
45–49 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 9
50 or over — — 3 2 2 3 2 12
Total 5 12 15 19 19 9 7 86
1981
33 — — 1 — — — — 1
34 — 1 1 6 5 — — 13
35 — 1 4 5 2 — — 12
36 — 1 — 2 3 1 1 8
37 — 1 2 1 1 — — 5
38 — — — 2 — 2 3 7
39 — — — 1 1 1 — 3
40–44 5 1 2 1 1 — — 10
45–49 — 2 1 3 1 — 1 8
50 or over — 2 — — 1 1 1 5
Total 5 9 11 21 15 5 6 72
1982
32 — 2 — 1 — — — 3
33 — — — 2 — — — 2
34 — — 2 2 1 — — 5
35 — 2 3 2 3 1 — 11
36 — 2 2 — 1 — 2 7
37 3 — — 2 1 2 1 9
38 2 — 1 1 1 1 — 6
39 1 — — — — 2 — 3
40–44 1 — 1 — — 3 6 11
45–49 1 — — 1 — 1 2 5
50 or over — — 1 — 2 — — 3
Total 8 6 10 11 9 10 11 65
1983
33 — 1 1 2 — — — 4
34 — — 2 3 3 1 — 9
35 — — 3 4 3 3 — 13
36 1 1 1 5 1 2 1 12
37 — 1 3 2 1 1 1 9
38 — — — 1 2 — — 3
39 — — — — 1 2 1 4
40–44 1 1 1 2 — — 2 7
45–49 — — — — — — 4 4
50 or over — 1 — 2 1 — 1 5
Total 2 5 11 21 12 9 10 70

Promotions from Principal to Grade 5 by Age and by Length of Service in the Principal Grade 1984 (provisional) Length of Service in Principal Grade (years)
Age Under 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 or more Total
33 1 1 — 2 1 — — 5
34 — — — 1 — 1 — 2

The tables give details of the age and length of service in the principal grade of the promotees in each of the five years.

Age Under 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 or more Total
35 — 2 3 3 2 1 — 11
36 2 — — 9 3 2 — 16
37 1 — — 2 3 1 1 8
38 1 — — — 1 — — 2
39 — — 1 — 2 2 2 7
40–44 — 1 2 3 — 1 — 7
45–49 1 — 1 — 1 1 — 4
50 or over — — — — — — — —
Total 6 4 7 20 13 9 3 62