asked the Minister for Defence the number of employees in his Department by category and rank over the past five years; and the total cost for each of the same years.
Written Answers. - Departmental Staff.
The numbers and grades of civil servants employed in my Department on 31 December in each of the years 1981 to 1985 and the total cost involved are indicated in the following table:
Established Civil Servants
Grade |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
Secretary |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Assistant Secretary |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Principals |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
Assistant Principals |
25 |
25 |
24 |
25 |
25 |
Higher Executive Officers |
58 |
55 |
53 |
57 |
57 |
Executive Officers |
78 |
76 |
75 |
77 |
74 |
Staff Officers |
35 |
34 |
31 |
30 |
29 |
Clerical Officers |
151 |
144 |
141 |
144 |
135 |
Clerical Assistants |
186 |
181 |
175 |
171 |
162 |
Paperkeepers |
9 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
Messengers |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
Finance Officer |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Information Officer |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Professional Accountant Grade I |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Technical Officer Grade I |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Technical Officer Grade II |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Inspector of Vehicles and Mechanical Transport |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
Senior Technical Assistant |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Technical Assistant (Furniture) |
— |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Properties Officer |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Assistant Properties Officer |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Mapping Draughtsman |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Electronics Technician |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Key Punch Operator |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
Stores Officer |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
Warehouseman |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Packer and Porter |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
3 |
Chief Inspector of Stores |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
Inspector of Textiles |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
Inspector of Miscellaneous Stores |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
Inspector of Uniforms |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
Communications Officer |
1 |
1 |
1 |
— |
— |
Total |
580 |
564 |
547 |
560 |
537 |
Unestablished Civil Servants
Grade |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
Messengers |
20 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
20 |
Services Attendants |
4 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Cleaners |
36 |
34 |
31 |
31 |
28 |
Caretaker |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Storeman |
4 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
Packer and Porter |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Nightwatchman |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
Range Attendant |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Labourer |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Firelighter and Fuelcarrier |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
Personal Assistant to Minister |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
Personal Secretary to Minister |
1 |
— |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Total |
75 |
72 |
71 |
73 |
72 |
Temporary Clerical Trainees |
— |
— |
— |
— |
29 |
*Totals |
655 |
636 |
618 |
633 |
638 |
Total Cost |
£4,486,092 |
£4,799,207 |
£5,099,910 |
£5,713,517 |
£5,912,188 |
* These numbers do not include civilians employed with the Defence Forces.