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 Wednesday, 21 April 1999. It was answered by Geoffrey Hoon (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 April 1999 on behalf of the Lord Chancellor's Department.

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Question: To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, 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. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Menzies Campbell: To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department 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. [81204] Mr. Hoon: Currently, there are seven professional statisticians within the Department, who have been accepted as fast streamers. None has been granted chartered statistician status by the Royal Statistical Society. The following table provides a breakdown, by grade. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Grade Number {1} Grade 6 statistician 1 Grade 7 statistician 3 Assistant statistician 3 Total 7 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} The figures include professional statisticians who may be currently working in administrative posts.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 81204; 329 c604W
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Civil servants Government departments Staff Lord Chancellor's Department Statistics Royal Statistical Society Civil Service Selection Board
Contains statistics: Yes