§ 52. Lady Noel-Buxtonasked the Minister of Agriculture what percentage of women have so far been recruited in each grade of the National Agriculture Advisory Service, from the highest to the lowest grade.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsSince the reply contains a number of figures, I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ The following table gives the desired information:
| Grade | Total Numbers in Post. | Number of Women. | Percentage of Women. | |
| Above 1 | … | 14 | — | — |
| I | … | 120 | — | — |
| II | … | 162 | 3 | 2 |
| III | … | 303 | 34 | 11 |
| IV (a) | … | 28 | 5 | 18 |
| IV (b) | … | 93 | 14 | 15 |
| A | … | 222 | 41 | 19 |
| B | … | 236 | 89 | 38 |
| TOTAL | … | 1,178 | 186 | 16 |