§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will give a breakdown of female employment in his Department by grade, giving salary bands.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe table shows the number of women in each grade. To give the salary bands would be disproportionately expensive. A copy of the "Civil Service Pay and Conditions of Service Code", which gives salary details, is in the Library.
Number of female staff by grade in DSS Grade Number Grade 1 — Grade 2 and equivalent — Grade 3 and equivalent 5 Grade 4 and equivalent — Grade 5 and equivalent 23 Grade 6 and equivalent 40 Grade 7 and equivalent 82 SEO and equivalent 221 HEO and equivalent 1,824 EO and equivalent 12,943 AO and equivalent 28,886 AA and equivalent 10,638 Secretarial/typing 2,217 Support 763 Others 29 Total 57,671