asked the Minister for Finance whether he will state the number of civil servants, distinguishing between males and females, employed in the following grades:— (1) Secretaries of Departments or equivalent rank; (2) assistant secretaries; (3) principal officers; (4) assistant principal officers; (5) administrative officers; (6) higher executive officers; (7) junior executive officers; (8) staff officers on scales proceeding to (a) £450 and over, (b) £400, (c) £350, (d) £300, (e) less than £300; (9) clerical officers—(a) general service, (b) departmental; (10) employment clerks; (11) typists and shorthand typists (including superintendents)—(a) general service, (b) departmental; (12) writing assistants—(a) general service, (b) departmental; and (13) temporary officers employed on duties analogous to those enumerated.
Written Answers. - Civil Service Staffs.
The returns of Civil Service staffs give particulars of staff serving on the first working day of each calendar year. The information requested is given in the following tabular statement, which relates to the 1st January, 1935:—
|
GRADE |
Numbers Serving |
|
|
Male |
Female |
|
|
(1) Secretaries of Departments or equivalent rank (Chairmen of Boards of Commissioners and Heads of Departments of State) |
13 |
— |
|
(2) Assistant Secretaries |
17 |
— |
|
(3) Principal Officers |
31 |
— |
|
(4) Assistant Principal Officers |
38 |
— |
|
(5) Junior Administrative Officers (see note below) |
26 |
3 |
|
(6) Higher Executive Officers |
179 |
3 |
|
(7) Junior Executive Officers |
485 |
35 |
|
(8) (a) Staff Officers (on scales proceeding to £450 and over) |
27 |
— |
|
(b) Staff Officers (on scales proceeding to £400) |
12 |
— |
|
(c) Staff Officers (on scales proceeding to £350) |
30 |
1 |
|
(d) Staff Officers (on scale proceeding to £300) |
171 |
3 |
|
(e) Staff Officers (on scales proceeding to less than £300) |
13 |
30 |
|
(9) Clerical Officers: |
||
|
(a) General Service |
1,405 |
503 |
|
(b) Departmental |
162 |
26 |
|
(10) Employment Clerks |
367 |
80 |
|
(11) Typists and Shorthand Typists (including Superintendents): |
||
|
(a) General Service |
— |
629 |
|
(b) Departmental |
— |
44 |
|
(12) Writing Assistants: |
||
|
(a) General Service |
4 |
919 |
|
(b) Departmental |
— |
45 |
|
(13) Temporary Clerks (see note below) |
216 |
68 |
NOTE.
It is assumed that Query No. 5 is intended to relate to Junior Administrative Officers.
The numbers stated in reply to Query No. 13 relate to Temporary Clerks employed on duties of the type normally performed by members of the classes referred to in Nos. 9, 10 and 12 of the question.