HC Deb 17 March 1994 vol 239 cc783-4W
Mrs. Clwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security 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. Hague

The information requested for permanent staff employed by the Department, including its agencies, on 28 February 1994 is as follows:

Grade (including equivalent professional and other grades) Total staff1 Percentage of women
Grade 1 1 0
Grade 2 4 0
Grade 3 17 18
Grade 4 9 33
Grade 5 122 24
Grade 6 315 23
Grade 7 698 22
Senior Executive Officer 1,476 26
Higher Executive Officer (D) 17 35
Higher Executive Officer 5,950 42
Executive Officer 25,439 62
Administrative Officer 46,412 75
Administrative Assistant 15,071 69
Others 160 73
Total 95,691 67
1 Including part-time staff paid for more than 10 hours a week.

Notes:

1. Total of 95,691 equates to 88,976 full time equivalent staff.

The table excludes:—

  1. i. staff on loan or secondment and not being paid by the Department
  2. ii.staff on unpaid leave for more than three months or on unpaid maternity leave
  3. iii. casual staff.