§ Mr. JannerTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many and what percentage of officers in grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, respectively, in his Department are(a) women and (b) from ethnic minorities.
§ Mr. Peter Lloyd[holding answer 20 March 1989]: Information is not available in the form required because records are held on a combined basis with the Department of Health.
Information for both Departments is as follows:
Grade Total staff Female staff 1Ethic minority staff Number per cent. Number per cent. 1 3 — — — — 2 12 2 16.7 — — 3 39 6 15.4 — — 4 29 6 20.7 1 3.4 5 268 75 28.0 14 5.2 6 373 58 15.5 34 9.1 7 1,049 173 16.5 13 1.2 TOTAL 1,773 320 18.0 62 3.5 1 Ethnic minorities figures are based on questionnaires voluntarily completed by staff (75 per cent. response rate to date).