§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the staff of the Overseas Development Administration by grade showing in each case the number of males and females, respectively.
§ Mr. RaisonThe total number of staff of the Overseas Development Administration on 1 February 1986 was 1,528. Of these, 599½ (including part-time staff) were female. Details are:
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Grade Staff in Post Male Female Open Structure GRADE 1A—Permanent Secretary 1 GRADE 2 —Deputy Secretary 1 GRADE 3 —Under Secretary 7 GRADE 5: Assistant Secretary 21 3½ Senior Economic Adviser 4 Chief Statistician 1 Principal Natural Resources Adviser 2 Principal Engineering Adviser 1 Principal Education Adviser 1 Deputy Chief Scientific Officer 4 GRADE 6: Senior Principal 8 Natural Resources Adviser 16 Population Adviser 1 Engineering/Architectural Adviser 12½ Energy Adviser 1 Electrical Adviser 1 88W
Grade Staff in Post Male Female Employment Adviser 1 Education Adviser 2 1 Senior Social Development Adviser 1 Financial Management Adviser 2 Nutritional Adviser ½ Senior Principal Scientific Officer 12 2 GRADE 7: Principal 66 5 Economic Adviser 18 1 Statistician 4 2 Principal Information Officer 1 Assistant Natural Resources Adviser 4 Assistant Engineering/Architectural Adviser 6 Social Development Adviser 1 Demographer/Statistician 1 Senior Procurement Adviser 1 Principal Scientific Officer 47 4 Principal Research Officer 4 Administration Senior Executive Officer 38 9 Higher Executive Officer 99 43½ Higher Executive Officer 'Development' 3 1 Administration Trainee/Higher Executive Officer 5 1 Executive Officer 111 82½ Clerical Officer 164 167 Clerical Assistant 7 14 Ancillary Grades Chief Superintendent of Typists 1 Senior Superintendent of Typists 2 Superintendent of Typists 5 Senior Personal Secretaries 3 Personal Secretaries 44½ Specialist Typists 60 Typists Trainee Typist Telex Operator 1 1½ Chief Photoprinter 1 Assistant Chief Photoprinter 2 Leading Operator 3 Photoprinter I 3 3 Photoprinter II 2 5 Office Keeper II 1 1 Senior Messenger 13 Messenger 16 28½ Porter/Messenger 1 Chief Paperkeeper 1 Senior Paperkeeper 1 6 Paperkeeper 7 17 Cleaner 3 Security IV 1 1 Security V 9 1 Telephonist 3 Laboratory Attendant 2 5 Others Senior Economist/Economic Assistant 12 2 Senior Assistant/Assistant Statistician 1 2 Senior Librarian 2 Librarian 2 Assistant Librarian 2 2 Senior Information Officer 2 1 Information Officer 1 2 Principal Medical Adviser 1 Medical Adviser 1 1 Principal Nursing and Health Services Adviser 1 Nursing and Health Services Adviser 1 Senior Occupational Health Nursing Adviser 1 Senior Scientific Officer 56 10 Higher Scientific Officer 36 13 Scientific Officer 18 12
Grade Staff in Post Male Female Assistant Scientific Officer 12 11 Senior Research Officer 11 1 Professional and Technology Officer II 1 Professional and Technology Officer IV 2 Higher Grade (Draughtsman) 1 Senior Grade Cartographer 1 Higher Grade Cartographer 1 Principal Photographer 1 Senior Photographer 1 891 606 Industrials 31 Totals 922 606
§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many of the consultants used by the Overseas Development Administration in each of the past three years have been male and female, respectively.
§ Mr. RaisonThe ODA employs firms, not individuals, to carry out consultancy contracts. We have no record of the number of male and female staff employed by firms for doing this work.