HC Deb 02 March 1992 vol 205 cc69-70W
Mrs. Mahon

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total number of employees in his Department; and how many are(a) black and (b) disabled.

Mr. Lang

[holding answer 28 February 1992]: At 1 April 1991 the total number of staff employed in the Scottish Office and associated departments was 6,186. Of that number, 29 have described themselves as belonging to an ethnic minority. At 1 June 1991, the Departments employed 80 staff who were registered disabled and an unrecorded number of people with a disability who had chosen not to register.

Mrs Mahon

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland 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. Lang

[holding answer 28 February 1992]: The information at 1 April 1991 for my Department is set out in the tables:

The Scottish Office
Grade Male Female Total
Grade 1 1.0 1.0
Grade 2 9.5 9. 5
Grade 3 24.0 2.0 26.0
Grade 4 17.0 2.0 19.0
Grade 5 110.0 12.0 122.0
Grade 6 175.0 34.5 209.5
Grade 7 365.0 51.5 416.5
Senior Executive Officer 419.0 35.5 454.5
Higher Executive Officer 650.0 222.5 872.5
Administration Trainee 4.0 2.0 6.0
Executive Officer 639.0 486.0 1,125.0
Administrative Officer 432.0 861.5 1,293.5
Administrative Assistant 414.0 774.5 1,188.5

Scottish Record Office
Grade Male Female Total
Grade 5 1.0 1.0
Grade 6 2.0 2.0
Grade 7 5.0 4.0 9.0
Senior Executive Officer 4.0 2.0 6.0
Higher Executive Officer 9.0 1.0 10.0
Executive Officer 6.0 4.0 10.0
Administrative Officer 13.0 10.0 23.0
Administrative Assistant 33.0 16.0 49.0

General Register Office for Scotland
Grade Male Female Total
Grade 4 1.0 1.0
Grade 5 1.0 1.0
Grade 7 9.0 9.0
Senior Executive Officer 9.0 1.0 10.0
Higher Executive Officer 29.0 8.5 37.5
Executive Officer 35.0 29.5 64.5
Administrative Officer 40.0 61.0 101.0
Administrative Assistant 40.0 68.5 108.5

Notes:

Figures are for the grades stated and their equivalents.

Part-time staff are counted as half units.

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