§ Mr. Shoreasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many women were employed in the Civil Service at the latest available date; what were the comparable figures for those employed within the open structure; what proportion of the total they formed in each case; and what were the corresponding figures for 1971, 1961 and 1953, respectively.
§ Mr. LawsonCounting two part-time staff as one individual, there were 263,400 women in the Civil Service at 1 April 1983, forming 40.6 per cent. of the total. At the 201W same date there 31 women in the open structure, forming 4.5 per cent. of the total. At 1 January 1971 there were 230,400 women, 32.8 per cent. of the total. The open structure was formed in 1972; at 1 January 1973 there were 22 women in the open structure, 2.9 per cent. of the total.
Corresponding figures for the whole Civil Service are not available for 1961 and 1951 on a comparable basis.