§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are 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 administration posts; and if he will give the staffing complements by grade, and differentiated between statistical and administrative posts, proposed for 1990–91.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe staff complements by grade in Ministry of Defence statistical divisions as at 1 March 1990 are as follows:
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Grade Complement Current vacancies Grade 3 — 0 Grade 41 1.0 0 Grade 5—Chief Stat1 2.0 0 Grade 61 1.0 0 Grade 7—Admin — 0 Grade 7—Stat1 25.0 3.0 PSO 0 0 SSO 0 0 SEO 2.0 0
Grade Complement Current vacancies HEO—Admin 14.0 0 HEO—ADP 6.0 0 HSO 1.0 0 RO2 0 0 SO 0 0 EO—Admin 30.0 1.0 EO—ADP 17.0 1.0 AS/SAS1 8.0 3.0 AO 40.5 5.0 AA 9.0 0.5 SPS 0 0 PS 3.0 0 Reprographic Operator 0 0 SDP 0 0 DP 0 0 159.5 13.5 1 Statistical posts. It is not anticipated that there will be any significant changes in staffing complements for 1990–91.
The differences between these figures and those provided for last year are largely accounted for by the transfer in January 1990 of a number of staff and their work to an area outside the defence statistical organisation. The staff and the work transferred were all administrative.