§ Ms MowlamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many women are currently(a) chief executives and (b) directors of (i) metropolitan councils, (ii) non-metropolitan district councils, (iii) county councils and (iv) borough councils.
§ Mr. BaldryMy Department does not collect this information. The Local Government Management Board —the employers' organization—however has produced the following statistics from its 1992 annual survey, based on responses from 375, out of 450, local authorities in England and Wales
(a) Chief Executives—7 (out of 375)
- Metropolitan districts—I (out of 31)
- Non-Metropolitan districts—4 (out of 278)
- Non-Metropolitan counties—0 (out of 44)
- London Boroughs—2 (out of 22)
(b) Directors—150 (out of 2,803)
- Metropolitan districts—22 (out of 385)
- Non-Metropolitan districts—68 (out of 1,670)
- Non-Metropolitan counties—27 (out of 498)
- London Boroughs—33 (out of 250)