§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health 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. [81195]
§ Ms JowellWithin the Department of Health there are 3 Senior Civil Servants, 28 Integrated Payband 4 (Grade 7) statisticians and 12 fast-stream Assistant Statisticians employed as professional statisticians, all of whom have been recruited via the Civil Service Selection Board1. In addition, the Department employs on a permanent basis Statistical Officers who have statistical qualifications.
1The answer covers the number of permanent statistically qualified staff working in professional statistician posts in the Department. In addition, there is I Senior Civil Servant who was recognised as a professional statistician by the then Central Statistical Office without the involvement of the Civil Service Selection Board.Note:
The answer excludes staff with professional statistical qualifications working in general administrative posts and staff in regional offices of the National Health Service Executive who may be undertaking some statistical work.