§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list for his Department(a) how many people in total are employed, (b) how many of the total number of staff are (i) male and (ii) female and (c) how many (I) men and (II) women are employed on a (1) full-time and (2) part-time basis. [9489]
§ Mr. ArbuthnotThe information requested in respect of my Department and its agencies, as at 1 November 1996, is set out.
Total Male Female Full/Part time 115,683 79,593 36,090 Full time 110,649 79,121 31,528 Part time 5,034 472 4,562 Both permanent and casual UK based staff are included. The information is in the form of a headcount, i.e. both full and part-time personnel count as one.