asked the Minister for the Marine the total number of civil servants serving in his Department in each of the general Civil Service grades up to and including paperkeeper, on the latest date for which such information is available.

The number of civil servants currently serving in my Department in each of the general Civil Service grades up to and including paperkeeper is as follows: Paperkeeper, 3; Clerical Assistant, 38; Messenger, 7; Services Attendant, 1; Cleaner, 3.