§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence 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 the armed forces; 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. SainsburyThere are no statistical divisions in the armed forces.
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence 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 differentiate between statistical and administrative posts, proposed for 1989–90.
§ Mr. SainsburyThe staff complements by grade in Ministry of Defence statistical divisions as at 1 March 1989 is as follows: 53W
Grade Complement Currrent vacancies Grade 3 0 0 Grade 41 1 0 Grade 5—Chief Statistician1 2 0 Grade 61 1 0 Grade 7—Administration 0 0 Grade 7—Statistician1 25 4 PSO 0 0 SSO 0 0 SEO 1 0 HEO—Administration 16 2 HEO—ADP 6 0 HSO 1 0 RO2 0 0 SO 0 0 EO—Administration 35 3 EO—ADP 17 1 AS/SAS1 10 1 AO 56 9 AA 18 6 SPS 0 0 PS 3 0 Reprographic Operator 1 0 SDP 0 0 DP 0 0 Total 193 26 1 Statistical posts. As at 1 March 1989 there were also 14 service men employed in statistical divisions. It is not anticipated that there will be any significant changes in staffing complements for 1989–90.