§ Mr. JannerTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 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. GoodladThe figures at 1 April 1992 for the diplomatic and aid wings of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office are as follows:
Grade1 Number of women in grade Women as percentage of total in grade 1 0.0 0.0 2 1.0 3.5 3 4.0 3.2 4 0.0 0.0 5 16.0 4.6 6 13.0 14.4 7 298.5 13.5 Overall, 2,941 officers, representing 37.1 per cent. of the Department's staff, are women. 1 Includes home civil service grades and the diplomatic service equivalents. 2Part-time staff are counted as half.