§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Attorney-General if he will list for 1979, 1984 and the most recent year the numbers of staff by grade in the statistical divisions in the Law Officers' Department and that of the Lord Chancellor; and if he will differentiate between staff in the statistical posts and staff in administrative posts.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThere are no statistical divisions in the Law Officers' Department. The information that is readily available on the number of staff by grade in the statistics branch of the Lord Chancellor's Department is shown in the table.
Grade of Staff in Post January 1980 July 1984 July 1988 Grade 7/Statistician 1 1 1 Assistant/Senior Assistant Statistician 1 1 1 Senior Executive Officer 1 — — Higher Executive Officer 1 1 1 Executive Officer 3 3 3 Administrative/Clerical Officer 6 6 4 Administrative/Clerical Assistant 1 1 2