§ Mr. Mike Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what were the total numbers of staff and the numbers of men and women, respectively, at the 461W latest available date in each grade from administrative trainee upwards in his Department.
STAFF IN POST AT 1ST OCTOBER 1978 Grade Male Female Total Permanent secretary … … … 2 — 2 Deputy secretary … … … 6 — 6 Under secretary … … … 30 — 30 Executive director … … … 2 — 2 Assistant secretary … … … 100 13 113 Senior principal … … … 104 2 106 Principal … … … 685 57 742 Senior executive officer … … … 1,320 125 1,445 Higher executive officer (A) … … … 17 13 30 Higher executive officer … … … 4,004 916 4,920 Administration trainee … … … 36 24 60 Total … … … 3,606 1,150 7,456 I regret that a similar breakdown is not readily available for staff in other occupational groups.