§ Mr. John GarrettTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish, in theOfficial Report, the numbers and percentages of his staff in grades 1 to 7 who have (a) arts, (b) science and (c) technical degrees, (d) who are qualified accountants, (e) have post-graduate qualifications in management and (f) who were educated in (i) local authority and (ii) private schools.
§ Mr. Ryder[holding answer 2 May 1990]: The information which is available at non-disproportionate cost, (a), (b) and (d), is as follows:
Grade Arts1 degrees Science12 degrees Qualified accountants 0–1A 4 (100)3 — — 2 9 (82) 1 (9) 1 (9) 3 23 (82) 1 (4) — 4 2 (50) — — 5 48 (64) 13 (17) 1 (1) 6 8 (21) 5 (13) 4 (10) 7 94 (35) 48 (18) 18 (7) 1 First degree subjects leading to the award of BA(Arts) or BSc(Science). 2 Includes some "technical" degrees eg engineering. 3 Staff numbers precede the percentages which are shown in brackets.