§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many women are currently employed by his Department; and what proportion this is of the total. [1258]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonAt 1 April 1996, there were 2,200 female staff in the Scottish Office core and its executive agencies other than the Scottish Prison Service: female staff accounted for 42 per cent. of the total. At that date, there were 615 female staff in the Scottish Prison Service, accounting for 14 per cent. of the total.