§ Mr. BaldryTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many women graduates recruited into his Department in 1980 are still serving in his Department. [121715]
§ Mr. HainNo women were recruited to the FCO in 1980 through the fast stream competition where candidates are required to have a degree. Women graduates may have been recruited into other grades, but in these cases information on whether or not they had a degree was not systematically recorded as possession of a degree was not a requirement for recruitment in most cases.