HC Deb 25 February 1992 vol 204 cc456-7W
Mrs. Mahon

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing the number of(a) men and (b) women in his Department in each of grades (i) 1, (ii) 2, (iii) 3, (iv) 4, (v) 5, (vi) 6, (vii) 7, (viii) SEO, (ix) HEO, (x) administrative trainee, (xi) EO, (xii) CO and (xiii) CA.

Mr. Jackson

The information is set out in the table.

Representation of men and women by grade in the Employment Department group at 1 April 1991
Permanent staff in post by grade band All staff (administrative and specialist)
Grade group Male Female Total
Grade 1 2.0 0.0 2.0
Grade 2 4.0 1.0 5.0
Grade 3 26.0 2.0 28.0
Grade 4 18.0 0.0 18.0
Grade 5 142.0 280 170.0
Grade 6 253.5 35.5 289.0
Grade 7 955.5 132.0 1,087.5
SEO 1,370.5 386.0 1,756.5
HEO 2,939.0 1,886.0 4,825.0

Grade group Male Female Total
AT 2.0 1.0 3.0
EO 5,510.5 8,779.5 14,290.0
AO 5,805.5 17,214.0 23,019.5
AA 707.5 2,106.0 2,813.5

Mrs. Mahon

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total number of employees in his Department; and how many are(a) black and (b) disabled.

Mr. Jackson

The total number of employees on 1 April 1991 was 52,784. At the same date there were 2,564 who classified themselves as of ethnic minority origin and 1,688.5 full-time equivalents who were registered as disabled.