§ Mrs. MahonTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 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. LeighThe information requested is in the table.
Headcount of staff in the Department of Trade and Industry by grade level and gender at 1 April 1991. Men Women Grade 1 1 0 Grade 2 12 0 Grade 3 49 4 Grade 4 11 2 Grade 5 217 31 Grade 6 176 19 Grade 7 1,031 141 SEC, 851 130 HEO 1,335 513 Administrative Trainee (AT) 6 4 EO (excluding AT) 1,300 959 AO 1,152 1,990 AA 856 2,038 These figures include 84 men and 890 women who are part-time.
§ Mrs. MahonTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the total number of employees in his Department; and how many are(a) black and (b) disabled.
§ Mr. LeighThe Department employs 13,056 staff, including industrial staff, of whom:
- (a) 1,111 are known to be black. 81 per cent. of the Department's employees have declared their ethnic origin.
- (b) 184 are known to be disabled. This figure includes both registered and unregistered disabled officers.
These figures are based on staff employed at 1 April 1991.