HC Deb 13 March 1989 vol 149 c32W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security 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.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

Staff in post and vacancies in the Department's statistical branches at 1 March 1989 are shown in the table:

Health and Social Security budget. In some cases expenditure has been apportioned where consultants have been engaged on both health and social security matters. The figures include some computer consultancy where this cannot be separately identified.

The information for years prior to 1984–85 could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.