§ Mr. JannerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many and what percentage of officers in grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 respectively and overall in his Department are women.
§ Mr. CurryThe information is set out in the table, being non-industrial staff in post on 29 June 1992 in MAFF and its agencies. (Part-time staff are counted as 0.5).
Female staff in post Grade/grade equivalent Number Percentage 1 0.;0 0.;0 2 1.;0 12.;5 3 2.;0 7.;7 4 0.;0 0.;0 5 11.;0 9.;2 6 11.;5 7.;1 7 137.;5 14.;7 163.;0 12.;9 The total number of women in the Department and its agencies is 4,293.;5. This is 43.;5 per cent. of total staff.
The female grade 2 is the chief executive of the Agricultural Development Advisory Service.