§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many staff who have worked as professional statisticians in his Department and its predecessor have left on early retirement in each of the past 10 years. [81174]
§ Janet AndersonThe number of "professional statisticians" who have left on early retirement in the last 10 years is none.
§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 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. [81196]
§ Janet AndersonStatistical work is undertaken by a range of specialisms such as Research Officers, Social Survey Officers and Economists. Within this Department there are 1 Grade A (U)—Grade 6 equivalent, 1 Grade A (L)—Grade 7 equivalent, 1 Assistant Statisticians employed as "professional" statisticians, all of whom have been recruited via CSSB.