§ Mr. JannerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence 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. AitkenAs at 1 May 1992, excluding staff in executive agencies, the information requested is as follows:
Number Percentage of staff in grade Grade 1 0 — Grade 2 0 — Grade 3 11 2 Grade 4 0 — Grade 5 7 3 Grade 6 8 2 Grade 7 56 3 Total non-industrial staff 80,574 — Total female non-industrial staff 32,623 40 Total industrial staff 50,895 — Total female industrial staff 9,601 19 Total staff 131,469 — Total female staff 42,224 32 1 On loan from HM Customs and Excise.