§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will give for each year from 1979–80, including 1991–92, the number of staff actually employed on 1 April and the full complement of staff, including 91W vacant posts, by grade, in the statistical divisions in his Department; and if he will differentiate between staff in statistical posts and staff in administrative posts.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe Department of Social Security holds no records to show the numbers of statisticians in
Numbers of Staff in statistical divisions on 1 April 1989, 90, 91 1989 1990 1991 Admin. Prof. Total Admin. Prof. Total Admin. Prof. Total Grade 1 — — 0 — — 0 — — 0 2 — — 0 — — 0 — — 0 3 — 0.33 0.33 — 0.33 0.33 — 0.33 .33 4 — — 0 — — 0 — — 0 5 — 2 2 — 2 2 — 2 2 6 — — 0 — — 0 — — 0 7 1 9 10 — 8 8 — 8 8 Senior Assistant Statistician — 2 2 — 2 2 — 7 7 Assistant Statistician — 2 2 — 4 4 — 2 2 SEO 2 — 2 — — 0 — — 0 HEO 11 — 11 9 — 9 7.5 — 7.5 EO 19.5 — 19.5 12.5 — 12.5 10.5 — 10.5 AO 33 — 33 34.5 — 34.5 33 — 33 AA 7 — 7 6 — 6 5 — 5 S/PES 2 — 2 2.33 — 2.33 2 — 2 Total 75.5 15.33 90.83 64.33 16.33 80.66 58 19.33 77.33
Vacancies in statistical divisions on 1 April 1989, 90, 91 1989 1990 1991 Admin. Prof. Total Admin. Prof. Total Admin. Prof. Total Grade 1 — — 0 — — 0 — — — 2 — — 0 — — 0 — — — 3 — — 0 — — 0 — — — 4 — — 0 — — 0 — — — 5 — — 0 — — 0 — — — 6 — — 0 — — 0 — — — 7 — 1 1 — — 0 — — — Senior Assistant Statistician — — 0 — — 0 — — — Assistant Statistician — — 0 — — 0 — 1 1 SEO 1 — 1 — — 0 — — — HEO 3 — 1 — — 0 — — — EO 1 — 1 — — 0 — — — AO — — 0 2.5 — 2.5 — — — AA — — 0 — — 0 — — — S/PES — — 0 — — 0 — — — Total 5 1 6 2.5 0 2.5 — 1 1