§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the number of jobs held by(a) men and (b) women in Wales for each year from 1987 to the present; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RedwoodInformation on employees in employ-ment is shown in the table.
Employees in employment Wales Year Male Female 1987 498 409 1988 513 440 1989 517 465 1990 520 470 1991 490 466 1992 477 464 1993 472 464 Source: Employment Department, quarterly estimates series.
§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many women were employed by his Department in each year since 1987; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RedwoodThe information is shown in the table.
Number of women employed in the Welsh Office Year (December) Number 1987 1,128 1988 1,165 1989 1,212 1990 1,274 1991 1,349 1992 1,306 1993 1,304 The figures show the number of individuals employed. They include staff seconded to other organisations and exclude casual staff.
70WThe Welsh Office is an equal opportunities employer and seeks to employ and promote staff on ability. Women comprise approximately half the staff in the Department and are encouraged to develop their potential through the Department's positive action programme for women.