HC Deb 07 March 1968 vol 760 cc134-7W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Postmaster General what is the total number of women employed by his Department, both centrally and locally; and how many of them are in receipt of equal pay for work of equal value.

Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the total number of women employed by his Department, both centrally and locally; and how many of them are in receipt of equal pay for work of equal value.

Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the total number of women employed by his Department, both centrally and locally; and how many of them are in receipt of equal pay for work of equal value.

Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Economic Affairs what is the total number of women employed by his Department, both centrally and locally; and how many of them are in receipt of equal pay for work of equal value.

Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what is the total number of women employed by his Department, both centrally and locally; and how many of them are in receipt of equal pay for work of equal value.

Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Minister of Labour what is the total number of women employed by his Department, both centrally and locally; and how many of them are in receipt of equal pay for work of equal value.

Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the total number of women employed by his Department, both centrally and locally; and how many of them are in receipt of equal pay for work of equal value.

Mrs. Renée Short

asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the total number of women employed by his Department, both centrally and locally; and how many of them are in receipt of equal pay for work of equal value.

Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the total number of women employed by his Department, including the Inland Revenue, both centrally and locally; and how many of them are in receipt of equal pay for work of equal value.

Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Minister of Transport what is the total number of women employed by her Department, both centrally and locally; and how many of them are in receipt of equal pay for work of equal value.

Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the total number of women employed by his Department, both centrally and locally; and how many of them are in receipt of equal pay for work of equal value.

Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Minister of Health what is the total number of women employed by his Department, both centrally and locally; and how many of them are in receipt of equal pay for work of equal value.

Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Minister of Social Security, what is the total number of women employed by her Department, both centrally and locally; and how many of them are in receipt of equal pay for work of equal value.

Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Minister of Power, what is the total number of women employed by his Department, both centrally and locally; and how many of them are in receipt of equal pay for work of equal value.

Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Minister of Public Building and Works, what is the total number of women employed by his Department, both centrally and locally; and how many of them are in receipt of equal pay for work of equal value.

Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, what is the total number of women employed by his Department, both centrally and locally; and how many of them are in receipt of equal pay for work of equal value.

Mr. Harold Lever

I have been asked to reply, as the numbers of civil servants employed are reported quarterly to the Treasury.

The number of women employed at 1st January, 1968 is as follows:

Department Non Industrial Industrial Total
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 6,077 62 6,139
Customs and Excise 2,465 2,465
Defence 37,925 26,987 64,912
Diplomatic Service 2,910 66 2,976
Economic Affairs 260 260
Education and Science 1,864 11 1,875
Health 2,697 8 2,705
Home 3,601 1,135 4,737
Housing and Local Government 1,548 1,548
Inland Revenue 33,551 2 33,553
Labour 14,123 289 14,412
Power 529 5 534
Public Building and Works 5,726 663 6,389
Social Security 33,470 38 33,508
Trade 5,996 46 6,042
Treasury 788 788
Transport 2,330 4 2,334
Post Office 97,887 213 98,100

All the women non-industrial Civil Inland Revenue affidavit of the estate of Servants receive equal pay. Most of the women industrials are not on men's rates and a change can be made only when economic circumstances permit.