HC Deb 11 June 1974 vol 874 cc519-20W
Mr. Bishop

asked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will list the posts in the Civil Service from which women are at present excluded because the work is considered unsuitable for them; and if he will continue to review and reduce the list of exclusions.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

The posts in the non-industrial part of the Home Civil Service from which women are at present excluded because the work is considered unsuitable for them are listed below. In consultation with my colleagues, I am reviewing the situation with a view to reducing the number of exclusions:

requested. The estimated costs of additional movement of personnel and equipment to and from Northern Ireland as a result of the emergency are as follows:

£ million
1969–70 0.2
1970–71 0.4
1971–72 0.7
1972–73 1.0
1973–74 1.2