HC Deb 11 March 1996 vol 273 cc442-4W
Mr. Ingram

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many professional scientists and engineers of each category were employed at each grade in the headquarters division of his Department in each year from 1991 to the current year. [19802]

Mr. Howard

The figures for the main Home Office, excluding Agencies, for 1993–96 are as follows. Figures are not available in the form requested for 1991 and 1992.

Grade and discipline 1993 1994 1995 1996
Grade 3: (science and physics) 1 0 0 1
Grade 5: (research: social science) 1 1 1 1
Grade 5: (science: life science: toxicology) 1 0 0 1
Grade 5: (statistics) 3 3 3 3
Grade 6 (engineering telecommunications) 3 3 1 1
Grade 6 (research: social science) 1 4 5 5
Grade 6 (science) 0 0 0 2
Grade 6 (science: chemistry) 0 0 0 2
Grade 6 (science: forensics) 0 0 0 1
Grade 6 (science: life science) 1 1 1 1
Grade 6 (science: life science: biology) 2 0 0 2
Grade 6 (science: life science: zoology) I 0 1 0
Grade 6 (science: physics) 1 1 1 1
Grade 7 (engineering mechanical) 1 1 1 1
Grade 7 (engineering metallurgy) 0 0 1 1
Grade 7 (engineering: tele-communications) 11 12 6 6
Grade 7 (research: social science) 14 15 14 13
Grade 7 (science: chemistry)1 18 2 2 2
Grade 7 (science: computer science) 3 3 4 5
Grade 7 (science: engineering) 3 3 3 2
Grade and discipline 1993 1994 1995 1996
Grade 7 (science: life science) 8 2 2 1
Grade 7 (science: life science: photography) 1 1 1 1
Grade 7 (science: operational research) 8 8 8 8
Grade 7 (science: physics) 11 12 12 11
Grade 7 (statistics) 21 20 19 19
Senior Executive Officer (engineering: civil) 1 1 1 1
Senior Executive Officer (engineering: electronic) 1 1 1 1
Senior Executive Officer (engineering: mechanical) 1 1 1 1
Senior Executive Officer (engineering: tele-communications)+ 42 41 21 21
Senior Executive Officer (engineering: professional and technological construction) 0 1 0 1
Senior Executive Officer (science) 4 4 3 5
Senior Executive Officer (science: computer science) 7 9 8 8
Senior Executive Officer (science: electronics) 3 3 3 3
Senior Executive Officer (science: engineering) 2 2 2 2
Senior Executive Officer (science: mathematics/statistics) 1 1 1 1
Senior Executive Officer (science: meteorology) 1 1 1 1
Senior Executive Officer (science: operational research) 8 8 8 8
Senior Executive Officer (science: physics) 6 8 8 9
Senior Executive Officer (science: life sciences) 1 1 1 1
Senior Executive Officer (research: social science) 8 7 13 13
Higher Executive Officer (engineering) 1 1 1 1
Higher Executive Officer (engineering: building) 1 1 2 2
Higher Executive Officer (engineering: electronic) 5 4 3 3
Higher Executive Officer (engineering: mechanical) 1 1 1 2
Higher Executive Officer (engineering: mechanical/electrical) 1 1 1 1
Higher Executive Officer (engineering: production) 0 0 0 1
Higher Executive Officer (engineering: professional and technological construction) 0 0 0 2
Higher Executive Officer (engineering: tele-communications) + 97 93 9 9
Higher Executive Officer (science) 8 8 5 8
Higher Executive Officer (science: computer science) 3 1 0 0
Higher Executive Officer (science: forensics1) 139 0 2 2
Higher Executive Officer (science: operational research) 4 4 4 3
Higher Executive Officer (science: physics) 15 12 13 11
Grade and discipline 1993 1994 1995 1996
Higher Executive Officer (science: social science) 2 1 0 0
Higher Executive Officer (science: life science) 1 0 0 1
Higher Executive Officer (research: social science) 9 8 14 15
Higher Executive Officer (statistics) 7 8 8 7
Executive Officer (engineering: building) 1 1 1 1
Executive Officer (engineering: civil) 1 1 0 0
Executive Officer (engineering: electronic) 4 3 3 3
Executive Officer (engineering: mechanical) 3 2 2 1
Executive Officer (engineering: production) 1 1 1 0
Executive Officer (engineering: tele-communications)2 192 197 0 1
Executive Officer (science) 9 9 10 7
Executive Officer (science: computer science) 1 1 0 1
Executive Officer (science: physics) 2 2 2 2
Executive Officer (science: life science) 2 2 2 1
Executive Officer (science: mathematics/statistics) 0 0 0 1
Executive Officer (statistics) 2 1 1 1
Administrative Officer (science) 6 5 5 4
Administrative Officer (science: forensic)1 82 0 0 0
Administrative Officer (statistics) 1 1 0 0
Administrative Assistant (science: forensic)1 1 0 0 0
1Reduction reflects establishments of the Forensic Science Service as an executive agency.
2Reduction reflects the privatisation of Directorate of Telecommunications.