HC Deb 07 June 1989 vol 154 cc146-7W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is the establishment and staff in post in each grade of the companies investigation branch of the Department of Trade and Industry in each year since 1984.

Mr. Forth

The following table shows the posts allocated by grade to the companies investigation branch on 1 April in each of the years in question. Staff in post tends to change in the course of a year. The table, there,fore also lists the staff in post on 1 April.

Grade 1 April 1984 1 April 1985 1 April 1986 1 April 1987 1 April 1988 1 April 1989
Allocation Staff in Post Allocation Staff in Post Allocation Staff in Post Allocation Staff in Post Allocation Staff in Post Allocation Staff in Post
INS/GD/C 14 14 14 14 14 14 20 18 25 25 25 22
G7 — — — — — — — — — — 1 1
HEO — — — — 1 — 1 1 1 1 2 2
EO 1 1 1 1 1 — 1 1 1 1 2 1
INS/GD/D & E 4 4 5 3 5 5 8 8 7 5 7 4
AO 4 4 5 4 5 3 5 5 5 5 6 7
AA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3
PS 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 4 3.5
TYP — — — — — — — — — 1 1 1
Total 32 32 35 31 38 32 47 46 55 52 67 60.5