HC Deb 19 February 1991 vol 186 c89W
Mr. Page

To ask the Prime Minister how many permanent secretaries have engineering, science or mathematics degrees; and what percentage that is of the total.

The Prime Minister

Four permanent secretaries—12 per cent. of the total—have degrees in these subjects. Two have science degrees and two have mathematics degrees. There are in addition a further 12 permanent secretaries—35 per cent. of the total—with social science degrees, including economics and statistics, and one with a professional accountancy qualification.

Mr. Page

To ask the Prime Minister how many under-secretaries have engineering, science or mathematics degrees; and what percentage that is of the total.

The Prime Minister

This information is not held centrally and could not be obtained without disproportionate cost.