§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will give the latest figures for the number of staff presently employed, and full complement of staff including vacant posts, by grade, in the statistical divisions in the Manpower Services Commission; 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;
(2) 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. Cope[holding answer 13 March 1989]: Staff of what was the Manpower Services Commission are now in the Training Agency and employment service of my Department. The information requested on staff presently employed is given in the table. The staffing levels for 1989–90 are not expected to be significantly different from current levels.
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Department of Employment—Staff in Statistical Divisions Grade Staff complement Staff-in-post January 1989 Statistical Grades Head of Statistics 1.0 1.0 Chief Statistician 5.0 5.0 Statistician 27.8 27.6 Senior Assistant Statistician 11.0 11.0 Assistant Statistician 11.0 11.0 Total Statistical Grades 55.8 55.6 Administrative Grades Grade 6 1.0 1.0 Grade 7 2.0 2.0 Senior Executive Officer 10.0 10.0 Higher Executive Officer 27.9 27.5 Executive Officer 65.5 63.0
Grade Staff complement Staff-in-post January 1989 Administrative Officer 122.8 110.6 Administrative Assistant 45.8 26.7 Senior Personal Secretary 1.0 1.0 Personal Secretary 6.0 6.0 Total Administrative Grades 282.0 247.8 Other Staff Economist 2.0 2.0 Senior Economic Assistant 3.0 3.0 Economic Assistant 1.0 — Senior Research Officer 3.0 2.0 Assistant Librarian 1.0 1.0 Total Other Grades 10.0 8.0 Total All Posts 337.8 303.4