HC Deb 23 July 1987 vol 120 cc310-1W
Ms. Richardson

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the number of (a) women and (b) men employed within each grade in his Department in each year since 1979.

Mrs. Rumbold

This information is given in the table. The numbers shown include Her Majesty's Inspectorate. The data derive from personnel records and relates to 1 January each year; there are some differences from published manpower totals which are calculated as at 1 April.

1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
HEO
Male 191 179 178 162 168 155 151 149 145
Female 67 69 73 73 68 79 79 89 92
EO
Male 202 206 196 180 168 167 177 171 168
Female 202 194 195 193 188 177 185 181 178
AO
Male 191 169 161 156 139 149 149 131 129
Female 488 455 447 432 449 428 425 409 400
AA
Male 123 121 117 107 104 107 111 111 108
Female 446 512 514 483 460 456 455 432 426
(OG)
Male 46 37 3 1
Female 106 33 6 0
1 Totals shown have been rounded down to nearest full number.
2 Numbers shown include broadly equivalent grades based on comparative salary scales. These are: Grades 1 to 7 (Open Structure), Senior Executive Officer, Higher Executive Officer, Executive Officer, Administrative Officer, Administrative Assistant, plus obsolete grades (OG).
3 Staff in post as at 1 January each year.
4 Includes the chairman of the University Grants Committee.