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Mr. Austin Mitchell
asked the Secreretary of State for Energy how many officials of each grade work for the whole or a major part of their time on petroleum questions, excluding time spent on the development of oil and gas in the North Sea.
Mr. David Howell
The staff by grades, employed on petroleum (and natural gas) questions are as follows:
| Under-Secretary | 2 |
| Assistant Secretary | 6 |
| Principal | 20 |
| Senior Executive Officer | 4 |
| Higher Executive Officer | 21 |
| Executive Officer | 21 |
| Administration Trainee | 4 |
| Clerical Officer | 27 |
| Clerical Assistant | 15 |
| Senior Personal Secretary/Personal Secretary | 7 |
| Typists | 3 |
| Messengers | 2 |
| Senior Economic Assistant | 1 |
| Economic Adviser | 2 |
| Statistician | 2 |
| Senior Assistant Statistician | 1 |
| Director Engineering | 1 |
| Assistant Director/Engineering | 1 |
| Senior Principal Scientific Officer | 1 |
| Principal Scientific Officer | 2 |
| Senior Scientific Officer | 5 |
| Higher Scientific Officer | 4 |
| Scientific Officer | 3 |
| Assistant Scientific Officer | 3 |
| Principal Professional Technical Officer | 1 |
| Professional Technical Officer I | 2 |
| Professional Technical Officer II | 1 |
| Chief Gas Examiner | 1 |
| Area Gas Examiner | 7 |
| Gas Examiner | 14 |
| Petroleum Specialist Grade III | 1 |
| Total | 185 |