HC Deb 28 November 1996 vol 286 cc377-81W
Mrs. Roche

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what proportion of those employed by his Department in 1992–93 were women. [6436]

Sir John Wheeler

A total of 43.4 per cent.Note: This figure is taken from the fifth report of the Northern Ireland civil service equal opportunities unit and relates to the position at 1 January 1993. It includes both industrial and non-industrial staff.

Mrs. Roche

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many women are currently employed by his Department at each civil service grade. [6433]

Sir John Wheeler

The information requested is to be found in the following tables.Notes:

  1. 1. Table A shows the number of female permanent non-industrial staff in the Northern Ireland civil service working in the Northern Ireland Departments, the Northern Ireland Office and the Police Authority for Northern Ireland.
  2. 2. Table B shows the number of female permanent industrial staff in NICS.
  3. 3. Table C shows the number of female permanent home civil service staff in the Northern Ireland Office.
  4. 4. Tables A and C show the position at 26 November 1996. Table B shows the position at 1 January 1996.
  5. 5. Casual staff are excluded from all tables.

Table A: Northern Ireland civil service permanent non-industrial staff (Female)
Grade Description Total
2nd Legislation counsel 1
Accommodation manager (Enniskilin) 1
Accommodation manager/ess 1
Accountant DP 9
Accountant grade 7 2
Accountant (staff officer) 1
Administration officer (London) 1
Administrative assistant 2,147
Administrative officer 2,677
Agriculture inspector grade I 1
Agriculture inspector grade II 12
Agriculture inspector grade III 47
Agricultural economist 1
Assistant accommodation 1
manager/ess
Assistant librarian 7
Assistant scientific officer 85
Assistant economist 4
Assistant statistician 22
Auditor DP MIIA and BATS 2
Auditor (SO) MIIA and BATS 9
Auditor (SO) MIIA or BATS 1
Brucella tester 9
Careers adviser 2
Careers officer 68
Catering adviser 1
Catering manager 3 1
Chief education and training officer (G7) 1
Chief mapper 1
Chief medical officer 1
Chief nursing officer 1
Chief psychologist GR6 1
Chief typing manager 7
Curatorial grade 8 (G6) 1

Table A: Northern Ireland civil service permanent non-industrial staff (Female)
Grade Description Total
Curatorial grade C (G7) 2
Curatorial grade D 3
Curatorial grade E 2
Custodian (historic mnts) 1
Day cleaner 2
Day cleaner (new style) 5
Dental officer 1
Dental surgery assistant 3
Deputy principal information officer 4
Deputy catering adviser 1
Deputy economist 2
Deputy principal statistician 20
Deputy principal 166
Deputy principal (London) 1
Development executive 5
Director law reform (G5) 1
Divisional veterinary officer 1
Education officer 1
Enforcement officer 1
Environmental health officer 1
Executive officer 2 (London) 1
Executive officer 1 (MT) 1
Executive officer 1 725
Executive officer 2 1,057
Field monument warden 1
Food technology technician 1
Forest officer grade III 2
G/T electrical engineer 1
Grad trainee civil engineer 1
Grade 7 (London) 1
Higher instructional officer 1
Higher Map and Charting officer 1
Higher photographic officer 1
Higher scientific officer 30
HPTO (architect) 1
HPTO (civil eng asst) 4
HPTO (civil engineer) 10
HPTO (M and E engineer) 1
HPTO (planning asst) 7
HPTO (planning officer) 10
Industrial accountant (G7) 1
Information officer 2
Inspector (G6) 15
Inspector (SSI) 5
Inspector group 1 11
Inspector group 2 2
Inspector (health and safety) 2
Inspector 2 (health and safety) 2
Instructional officer 1 9
Law clerk 1 19
Law clerk 2 3
Legal assistant 23
Librarian 1
Management trainee 10
Map and charting tech grade 1 2
Map and charting tech grade 2 1
Mapper 24
Mapping and charting officer 10
Meat inspector 10
Medical officer 4
Nurse grade C 1
Nurse grade E 6
Nurse grade F 1
Nurse grade G 2
Nursing officer 2
O level tr civ eng asst 4
Personal secretary 190
Poultry meat inspector 6
PPTO civil engineer 1
PPTO planning officer 3

Table A: Northern Ireland civil service permanent non-industrial staff (Female)
Grade Description Total
Prin agric economist (G7) 2
Prin information officer (G7) 1
Prin scientific officer (G7) 6
Prin statistician (G7) 7
Principal (G7) 50
Principal accountant 1
Principal economist (G7) 1
Principal nurse 1
Principal psychologist 2
Programmer 35
Programmer/analyst 44
PTO (architectural asst) 1
PTO (civil eng asst) 23
PTO (L'scape arch asst) 3
PTO (planning asst) 17
PTO (Quant surv asst) 1
PTO Elect eng asst. 1
PTO supplies 1
Scientific officer 64
Sen occuptnl health nurse 1
Sen vet research officer 2 2
Senior audit assistant LG 1
Senior careers officer 7
Senior civil service 13
Senior examiner 1
Senior law clerk 9
Senior legal assistant 37
Senior mapper 7
Senior medical officer 5
Senior personal secretary 41
Senior scientific officer 32
Senior systems analyst 11
Senior teacher 1
Social security officer 1 713
Social security offr2 A 61
Social security offr2 B 1,276
SP veterinary officer (G6) 1
SPTO (architect) 2
SPTO (architectural asst) 1
SPTO (civil engg asst) 2
SPTO (civil engineer) 2
SPTO (landscape architect) 1
SPTO (planning officer) 5
SPTO (quantity surveyor) 1
Staff inspector (G5) 2
Staff off(A)/adm trainee 2
Staff officer 385
Staff officer (accountant) 12
Superintendent mapper 1
Support grade band 1 254
Support grade band 2 214
Support manager 2 2
Support manager 3 17
SW course student (IT) 5
Systems analyst 31
Teacher 4
Technical grade 1 28
Technical grade 2 7
Temporary veterinary off 5
TGI (asst warden) 2
Trainee careers officer 1
Trainee planning assistant 3
Training service manager 3
Typing manager 97
Typist 1,080
Valuation assistant 2
Valuer II 15
Vehicle inspection TG2 1
Vet research officer (G7) 1
Veterinary officer (G7) 24
Total 12,271

Table B: Northern Ireland civil service permanent industrial staff (Female)
Number
Supervisory 2
Craft 1
Non-Craft 94
Total 97

Table C: Permanent Northern Ireland office staff (Female)(Home Civil Service)
Number
Senior civil service 1
Grade 7 7
Senior information officer 1
Senior executive officer 2
Higher executive officer 17
Research officer 1
Executive officer 15
Admin. officer 11
Admin. assistant 12
Senior personal secretary 8
Personal secretary 15
Typing manager 1
Typist 19
Support grade (2) 15
Chef grade 1 3
Total 128