§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many staff who have worked as professional statisticians in his Department have left on early retirement in each of the past 10 years; [81182]
(2) how many staff by grade are employed as professional statisticians in his Department; how many of these staff have been accepted as fast stream by the Civil Service Selection Board; and how many have been granted chartered statistician status by the Royal Statistical Society. [81202]
§ Ms HewittStatistical work is undertaken by a range of specialists such as Research Officers and Social Survey Officers, as well as Statisticians. The following number of professional Statisticians, all of whom have been recruited via the Civil Service Selection Board, are employed in the Departments and Agencies responsible to the Chancellor of the Exchequer:
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- Office for National Statistics: 123
- Treasury: 22
- Customs and Excise: 9
- Inland Revenue: 21
In addition, the following number of Statistical Officers are employed:
- Office for National Statistics: 8
- Customs and Excise: 8
- Treasury: 1
- Inland Revenue: 1
It is not known how many professional Statisticians have been granted Chartered status by the Royal Statistical Society. This information is not recorded and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
In the last ten years, the following number of professional Statisticians have left on early retirement:
- Office for National Statistics: 23
- Customs and Excise: 2
- Treasury: 2
- Inland Revenue: 1