§ Mr. Sean HughesTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, with respect to the support grades in his Department(a) what is the number of staff employed, (b)how many vacancies there are and how many of these have existed for over one month and over three months, (c) how many temporary and casual appointments there are and (d) how much overtime was worked by them in London and elsewhere.
§ Mr. ForthIn this answer, the term "support grades" has been interpreted as the grades support manager 1 to 3 and support grades band 1 to 2:
- (a) On 1 April 1989 there were 936 staff in post excluding casual staff (part-time staff are counted as half).
- (b) On 1 April 1989 there were 57.5 vacant posts compared with 62 vacant posts on 1 March 1989 and 40 vacant posts on 1 January 1989. These figures reflect the difference between staff in post (including casuals) and authorised posts at each date.
Information on the duration of individual vacancies could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
- (c) On 1 April 1989 there were 31 casual staff in post (part-time staff being counted as half).
- (d) In 1988–89 approximately 76,850 hours overtime were worked in the DTI by support grades. The
690 Department does not keep its overtime records in a form which makes it possible to split overtime worked in London from overtime worked outside London.