§ Mr. CranTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list by Civil Service grade the number of officials in his Department located outside London; and what proportion they represent of all officials employed by his Department.
§ Mr. PortilloOn 1 January 1988, the total number of staff located outside the London pay area was 84,651, which represents 83.1 per cent. of all staff employed by the Department. The numbers are shown by grade as follows:
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Number Grade 4 3 Grade 5 12 Grade 6 53 Grade 7 432 Senior Executive Officer 896 Higher Executive Officer 4,376 Local Officer I/Executive Officer 18,924 Local Officer II/Administrative Officer 37,553 Administrative Assistant 13,785 Secretarial/Typing Grades 1,991 Telephonist Grades 157 Reprographics Grades 145 Office Keeper Grades 22 Paper Keeper Grades 290 Messengers 951 Resettlement Officers 146 Medical Board Assistants 19 Radiographers 7 Handicraft Instructors 5 Security Officer Grades 391 Storekeeper Grades 73 Drivers 12 Cleaners 501 Eye Maker/Fitter Grades 41 Workshop Supervisors 24 Technologist Grades 185 Legal Grades 12 Statistician Grades 5 Medical Grades 264 Dental Grades 30 Nursing Grades 10 Hospital Grades 3,016 Social Service Inspector Grades 64 Industrials 256 Total 84,651