HC Deb 17 March 1994 vol 239 cc777-80W
Mrs. Clwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list for each civil service grade in his Department(a) the total number of persons employed and (b) the percentage of this figure that are women.

Mr. Michael Howard

The figures requested are given in the table, which sets out, by grade, the total number of non-industrial Home Office staff, including those in agencies, on outward secondment or on maternity or special leave, and the number and percentage of women in each grade. The information was generated from the Home Office personnel system on 15 March 1994.

Total Women Per cent.
Administrative Assistant 2,167 1,577 73
Administrative Officer 4,420 3,105 70
Administrative Trainee 9 3 33

Mr. Peter Lloyd

Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from Derek Lewis to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 17 March 1994: The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking if he will give a breakdown by race, for the latest date he has figures available, of the inmates held in each of the remand centres in Yorkshire and Humberside. The latest available information is for 31 December 1993 and is given in the table. The ethnic breakdown of the population is based on the Census of Population ethnic coding classification which was introduced in prisons in October 1992.

Total Women Per cent.
Assistant Chief Officer 2
Assistant Director 9
Assistant Divisional Officer 4
Assistant Immigration Officer 39 22 56
Assistant Information Officer 7 3 43
Assistant Insp. of Fire Services 29
Assistant Librarian 13 9 69
Assistant Scientific Officer 91 69 76
Assistant Statistician 1 1 100
Assistant Storeperson 102 8 8
C. of E./R.C. Chaplain (P/T) 128 26 20
C. of E. Chaplain 97 5 5
Chief Immigration Officer 361 52 14
Chief Inspector-Animals S.P. Inspec. 1
Chief Typing Manager 4 4 100
Commandant 1
Comms. Officer 2 1
Comms. Officer 3 15 2 13
Consultant Voluntary Services Unit 2 2 100
Divisional Officer 1 1
Divisional Officer 2 2
Executive Officer 2,122 1,179 56
Farm Manager 85 1 1
Fireground Supervisor 1
Foreman 1
Governor 1 39
Governor 2 86 7 8
Governor 3 117 14 12
Governor 4 313 38 12
Governor 5 440 30 7
Governor 5 (APS)1 25 6 24
Grade 1 (PUSS) 1
Grade 2 (DUSS) 8
Grade 3 28 7 25
Grade 4 3
Grade 5 95 23 24
Grade 6 102 13 13
Grade 7 615 159 26
Total Women Per cent.
Graphics Officer 14 3 21
Graphics Technical Grade 1 1 100
Head of Department 3 1
Head of Department 4 1
Head of Department 5 1
Head of Department 6 1
Head Pharmacist 1
Higher Executive Off. (Development) 28 10 36
Higher Executive Officer 1,194 491 41
Higher Graphics Officer 1
Higher Instructional Officer 28 2 7
Higher Prof. and Tech. Officer 132 5 4
Higher Psychologist 44 32 73
Higher Scientific Officer 178 82 46
Higher Telecoms Tech. Off. 18
HM Chief Insp. of Fire Services 1
HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary 1
HM Insp. of Fire Services 1 2
HM Insp. of Fire Services 2 7
HM Inspector of Constabulary 5
Immigration Officer 2,209 824 37
Information Officer 19 13 68
Inspector (Immigration Service) 70 1 1
Inspector—Animals S. P. Insp. 17 2 9
Instructional Officer I 1,031 145 14
Instructional Officer II 2
Interpreter 7 2 29
Lecturer 2 24 6 25
Legal Officer 4 3 75
Librarian 7 5 71
Matron Housekeeper 1 1 100
Medical Officer 86 8 9
Medical Officer (P/T) 108 4 4
Night Patrol 929 81 9
Nursing Grade A 4 3 75
Nursing Grade C 53 49 92
Nursing Grade D 117 95 81
Nursing Grade E 127 87 69
Nursing Grade F 109 89 82
Nursing Grade G 28 20 71
Nursing Grade H 6 5 83
Personal Secretary 495 492 99
Pharmacist 18 13 72
Pharmacy Technician 23 21 91
Principal Lecturer 3
Principal Medical Officer 5
Principal Officer 1,348 44 3
Principal Officer (APS)1 33 9 27
Principal RC Chaplain 1
Prison Auxiliary 1,593 314 20
Prison Officer 18,847 1,800 10
Prison Officer (APS)1 37 19 51
Professional & Technology Off. 98 11 11
Psychological Assistant 42 28 67
Psychologist 1
Psychologist-Graduate Trainee 28 20 71
R.C. Chaplain 16 1 6
Regional Catering Manager 5
Research Officer (Social Sci.) 16 9 56
Scientific Officer 115 64 56
Senior Assistant Statistician 8 2 25
Senior Divisional Officer 1
Senior Executive Officer 432 135 31
Senior Information Officer 9 4 44
Senior Inspector-Animals S.P. Insp. 3
Senior Instructional Officer 2 1 50
Senior Lecturer 3
Senior Legal Assistant 2 1 50
Senior Librarian 2 1 50
Senior Medical Officer 40 5 13
Senior Officer 3,509 116 5
Senior Personal Secretary 42 42 100
Senior Pharmacist 1
Senior Prof. and Tech. Officer 147 1
Senior Psychologist 48 29 60
Senior Research Off. (Social Sci.) 11 6 55
Senior Scientific Officer 197 31 16
Senior Telecoms Tech. Off. 2
Total Women Per cent.
Shop Assistant 1 1 100
Shop Manager 1
Staff Principal Pharmacist 5
Storeperson 465 21 5
Stores Officer Grade A 1
Stores Officer Grade B 4
Stores Officer Grade C 1
Stores Officer Grade D 5 1 20
Support Grade Band 1 150 103 69
Support Grade Band 2 718 435 61
Support Manager 1 1
Support Manager 2 4 3 75
Support Manager 3 12 11 92
Technical Grade 1 14 3 21
Technical Grade 2 7 3 43
Telecom Engineering Technician 4
Telecom Technical Engineer II 4
Telecoms Technical Officer 1
Temporary Prison Officer 4 4 100
Territorial Inspector 4
Trainee Graphics Officer 1 1 100
Trainee Typist 1 1 100
Typing Manager 32 32 100
Typist 749 748 100
Total 47,584 13,071 27
1 APS—Accelerated Promotion Scheme