§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many civil servants, broken down by grade, there are in the Department and the agencies for which the Department is responsible; and what the figures were in January 1997. [150267]
Mr. Gareth ThomasDetails of the numbers of current civil servants in DFID (there are no agencies), broken down by grade, are contained in the following table.
Grade (highest first) Staff numbers Senior Civil Service 71 Al (Level 6) 178 A2 (Level 7) 368 A3 (Senior Executive Officer) level 139 Bl (Higher Executive Officer) level 297 B2 (Executive Officer) level 295 C1 (Administrative Officer) level 306 C2 (Administrative Assistant) level 90 Total 1,744 There were 1,177 Civil Servants in DFID, in 1997. A breakdown of that figure by grade, is not available.