HC Deb 27 February 1992 vol 204 cc587-8W
Mrs. Mahon

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security 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.

Miss Widdecombe

The information for the Department, including its agencies, at 31 January 1992 is in the table.

Grade1 Men Women Total
1 1 0 1
2 4 0 4
3 9 6 15
4 5 2 7
5 38 16 54
6 72 19 91
7 432 94 526
SEO 1,164 302 1,466
HEO 3,518 1,901 5,419
HEO (D)2 7 12 19
EO 9,142 13,600 22,742
A03 9,049 29,407 38,456
AA3 3,147 9,456 12,603

Grade1 Men Women Total
Total 26,500 54,793 81,293
1 For each grade we have included equivalent professional grades.
2 Includes Administrative Trainees.
3 The AO and AA grades have replaced the CO and CA grades.