§ Ms. Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the number of (a) women and (b) men employed within each grade in his Department in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. EggarThe information requested is not held centrally for all grades employed in the diplomatic wing and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Information readily available for Diplomatic Service grades only (excluding Home Civil Service grades in the diplomatic wing) since 1984 is set out in the tables.
The information for the aid wing is not readily available and will be provided in due course.
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Women Men 1984 Senior Grade 2 154 DS 4 13 275 DS 5 27 405 DS 6 16 275 DS 7E 67 400 DS 7D 9 54 DS 8 7 36 DS 9 240 546 DS 10 261 279 Research Grades 17 38 Legal Advisers 4 20 Secretarial Grades 696 — 1985 Senior Grade 2 156 DS 4 13 277 DS 5 26 399
Women Men DS 6 19 286 DS 7E 69 389 DS 7D 11 64 DS 8 7 35 DS 9 254 536 DS 10 287 266 Research Grades 18 34 Legal Advisers 5 21 Secretarial Grades 695 — 1986 Senior Grade 2 153 DS 4 12 270 DS 5 26 411 DS 6 23 270 DS 7E 75 394 DS 7D 21 75 DS 8 8 24 DS 9 252 455 DS 10 285 245 Research Grades 21 35 Legal Advisers 4 18 Secretarial Grades 624 — 1987 Senior Grade 2 148 DS 4 16 277 DS 5 33 392 DS 6 28 275 DS 7E 73 389 DS 7D 19 78 DS 8 6 34 DS 9 263 493 DS 10 266 254 Research Grades 21 37 Legal Advisers 3 18 Secretarial Grades 635 — The total numbers of female and male officers in all grades (Diplomatic Service and Home Civil Service) in the diplomatic wing for the same period was as follows:
Women Men 1984 2,399 5,376 1985 2,909 5,329 1986 2,914 5,130 1987 2,847 5,198