§ Mr. JannerTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many and what percentage of officers in each grade (1–7) and overall in the Treasury are(a) women and (b) from ethnic minorities respectively.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe information requested in respect of grades 1 to 7 is shown in the table. The proportion of Treasury staff who are women is 43 per cent. Ethnic origin data is held for 84 per cent. of Treasury staff and of this total just over 7 per cent. are from ethnic minorities. All figures reflect the position as at 28 February 1991.
Women Ethnic minorities Grade Number Per cent. Number Per cent. 1A — — — — 2 1 11 — — 3 4 13 — — 4 — — — — 5 11 14 — — 6 — — — — 7 50 18 3 1