§ Mr. JenkinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) if he will estimate the number and percentage of civil servants in his Department, at each grade including and above higher executive officer who(a) attended university and (b) attended either Oxford or Cambridge University; [33059]
(2) if he will estimate the number of civil servants in his Department, at each grade, who received their schooling in the independent school sector; [33060]
(3) if he will estimate for each of the last five years, the number and percentage of new civil servants in his Department who attended Oxford or Cambridge University, broken down into the number of entrants
Government Office Region Civil Servants(1 April 1995) Civil Servants(1 April 1996) Civil Servants(1 April 1997) Number Per cent.1 Number Per cent:1 Number Per cent.1 North East 30,000 1.15 27,800 1.07 24,700 0.95 North West 40,800 0.75 40,600 0.74 41,700 0.76 Merseyside 15,300 1.07 15,300 1.08 13,500 0.94 Yorkshire and Humberside 33,100 0.66 32,200 0.64 32,200 0.64 East Midlands 21,700 0.53 20.900 0.50 20,600 0.49 West Midlands 33,100 0.62 32,000 0.60 31,100 0.58 Eastern 30,700 0.58 30,300 0.57 24,100 0.45 London 103,800 1.48 96,400 1.36 86,600 1.23 South East 64,100 0.82 60,900 0.77 62,200 0.79 South West 53,000 1.10 49,700 1.03 50,700 1.04 Wales 27,500 0.94 20,400 0.90 36,500 0.90 Scotland 48,500 0.94 46,600 0.91 45,800 0.89 Northern Ireland2 5,000 0.30 5,000 0.32 5,000 0.30 1Percentage of resident population at I July in the relevant year. 2The Northern Ireland Civil Service are not included.