Written question asked by Lord Campbell of Pittenweem (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 14 April 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 April 1999. It was answered by Derek Fatchett (Labour) on Monday, 26 April 1999 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 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. - Includes figures.

Answer: Mr. Menzies Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 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. [81203] Mr. Fatchett: There is one Home Civil Service Grade 7 statistician in the FCO. The person concerned joined the Civil Service as a fast stream entrant. Although not having chartered statistician status, the statistician is a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society and has an MSc in Statistics.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 81203; 330 c30W
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Civil servants Government departments Staff Statistics Foreign and Commonwealth Office Royal Statistical Society Civil Service Selection Board
Contains statistics: Yes