§ Rev. Martin SmythTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list the number of civil service posts, including positions in executive agencies but excluding technical appointments at grades 1 to 6 which have been advertised, together with the number of applicants, interviewees and appointees broken down to show(a) civil servants and (b) non-civil servants for each year from 1 January 1990 to 31 December as a whole in England. [26945]
§ Mr. HoramFull information is not available in the form requested. The Office of the Civil Service Commissioners has been able to provide the following figures for all open competition appointments at grades 1 to 5 approved by the commissioners for the period 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1994. Further analysis could be undertken only at disproportionate cost.
Grade Number of posts Applicants of which (): civil servants Interviewed of which (): civil servants Appointees of which (): civil servants 1 1 37 (3) 5 (0) 1 (0) 2 7 435 (36) 30 (3) 7 (1) 3 9 731 (80) 42 (15) 9 (4) 4 17 801 (94) 75 (32) 16 (9) 5 25 2,332 (175) 169 (21) 24 (3) Total 59 4,336 (388) 321 (71) 57 (17) Further details on senior appointments approved by the Civil Service Commissioners following open competition are provided in the Civil Service Commissioners' annual reports, copies of which are placed in the Library of the House.