HC Deb 13 March 1989 vol 149 cc14-5W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are the latest figures for the number of staff presently employed, and the full complement of staff, including vacant posts, in the press and public relations office of his Department; and what is the proposed complement for 1989–90.

Mrs. Rumbold

The information requested is as follows:

Grade Staff m post Present complement 1989–90 complement
Grade 5 (Assistant Secretary) 1 1 1
Grade 5 (Chief Information Officer) 1 1
Personal Secretary 1 2 2
Grade 7 (Principal Information Officer) 2 2 2
Senior Information Officer 5 6 6
Information Officer 12 12 12
Assistant Information Officer 1 1
Graphics Officer (Higher) 1 1 1
Graphics Officer (Lower) 5 5 5
Senior Executive Officer 1
Executive Officer 2 2 2
Administrative Officer 6 5 5
Administrative Assistant 3 3 3
Totals 39 41 41

Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give the latest figures for the number of staff presently employed, and the full complement of staff including vacant posts, by grade, in the statistical divisions in his Department; if he will differentiate between staff in statistical posts and staff in administrative posts; and if he will give the staffing complements by grade, and differentiated between statistical and administrative posts, proposed for 1989–90.

Mrs. Rumbold

The information requested is as follows:

Staff in post Present complement 1989–90 complement
Statistical posts
Grade 3 (Director of Statistics) 1 1 1
Grade 5 (Chief Statistician) 2 2 2
Grade 7 (Statistician) 9 10 10
Senior Assistant Statistician 2 2 4
Assistant Statistician 4 4 4
Administrative and technical posts
Grade 6 1 1 1

Staff in post Present complement 1989–90 complement
Senior Executive Officer 1 1 1
Senior Executive Officer (Tech.)1 3 3 3
Higher Executive Officer 12 12 12
Higher Executive Officer (Tech.)1 8 8 8
Executive Officer 19 19 19
Executive Officer (Tech.)1 220 17 17
Administrative Officer 22 23 22
Administrative Assistant 10 11 9
Personal Secretary 4 4 4
Totals 118 118 117
1 Technical staff undertake data processing.
2 Including three supernumerary staff.

Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the latest figure for(a) the estimated expenditure by his Department on press and public relations during 1988–89, and (b) the budget for 1989–90.

Mrs. Rumbold

The latest estimated expenditure for the current financial year on press, public relations and departmental publications, including staff costs, is £4.9 million. Figures for 1989–90 are not finalised.

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