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Scottish Office

Answer

Mr. Ingram: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many professional scientists and engineers of each category were employed at each grade in the headquarters division of the Scottish Office in each year from 1991 to the current year.[19795] Mr. Michael Forsyth: [holding answer 11 March 1996]: The numbers of professional scientists and engineers in post in the Scottish Office including its executive agencies other than the Scottish Prison Service are shown in the tables. Professional engineering staff in the Scottish Office and its Executive Agencies other than SPS _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Substantive grade 1-4-91 1-4-92 1-4-93 1-4-94 1-4-95 1-3-96 Chief engineer/deputy 2 2 2 2 2 1 chief engineer Chief road 3 3 3 2 2 2 engineer/deputy chief road engineer Assistant chief civil 3 3 3 3 3 3 engineer Assistant chief road 3 3 4 4 4 5 engineer Director of 1 1 1 1 1 1 telecommunications Mechanical and 4 4 3 3 3 3 electrical engineer Civil engineer 11 11 12 12 9 8 Road engineer 11 12 12 13 13 13 Principal engineer of 1 1 1 2 2 2 telecommunications Senior professional and 67 66 64 55 51 48 technology officer Higher professional and 22 22 22 18 18 18 technology officer Professional and 50 51 50 48 46 40 technology officer Telecommunications 6 6 4 4 3 3 technical engineer Telecommunications 13 13 8 8 8 8 engineering technician Engineering 1 1 1 1 1 1 superintendent Chief engineer (marine) 4 4 2 8 8 8 Second engineer (marine) 6 4 4 8 8 8 Third engineer (marine) 24 17 13 6 5 5 Total 232 224 209 198 187 177 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Professional scientific staff in the Scottish Office and its Executive Agencies other than SPS _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Substantive grade 1 April 1991 1 April 1992 1 April 1993 1 April 1994 1 April 1995 1 March 1996 Chief scientist 1 Chief scientific officer 1 1 1 1 1 1 B Deputy chief scientific 3 3 3 3 2 2 officer Senior principal 11 11 12 13 13 12 scientific officer Principal scientific 42 42 42 44 39 41 officer Senior scientific 58 53 51 48 41 37 officer Higher Scientific 60 64 71 69 68 65 officer Scientific officer 58 53 57 55 57 57 Assistant scientific 41 51 59 58 53 52 officer Total 275 278 296 291 274 267 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

19795; 274 c345-6W;274 c344-6W

Session

1995-96

Subjects

Civil service Government departments Staff Scottish Office Engineers Scientists

Contains statistics

Yes