§ Mr. CranTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list by Civil Service grade the number of officials in his Department located outside of London; and what proportion they represent of all officials employed by his Department.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonThe information requested is as follows:
Deployment of permanent staff Grade level non-industrial staff Total staff in grade Number outside Greater London Percentage of grade out of London Grade 1 1 0 — Grade 2 5 0 — Grade 3 24 0 — Grade 4 18 7 39 Grade 5 110 28 25 Grade 6 100 36 36 Grade 7 678 399 59 SEO and equivalent 1,219 981 80 HEO and equivalent 1,674 1,204 72 EO and equivalent 1,809 1,264 70 AO and equivalent 2,070 1,326 64 AA and equivalent 2,201 1,562 71 Non-industrials 9,909 6,807 69 Industrial staff 586 502 86 MAFF totals 10,495 7,309 70