§ Mrs. MaddockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many employees for which his Department is responsible were women(a) in 1991, (b) in 1992, (c) in 1993 and (d)in 1994; and of these, how many were (i) at grade 7 level, (ii) at grade 3 level, (iii) at executive officer level, (iv) at administrative officer level and (v) at administrative assistant level.
§ Mr. FreemanThe number of women employed by my Department and its agencies over the past four years at the specified grade levels is set out below.
Civilian women 1 April 1991 1 April 1992 1 April 1993 1 April 1994 Non-Industrial women 33,639 33,914 32,301 30,602 Industrial women 9,251 8,933 7,285 7,118 Total women 42,890 42,847 39,586 37,720
Grade levels1 1 April 1991 1 April 1992 1 April 1993 1 April 1994 Grade 3 1 2 2 2 Grade 7 136 148 156 157 Executive officer 4,252 4,325 4,185 4,225 Admin officer 14,004 14,160 13,388 13,532 Admin assistant 11,320 11,156 10,426 10,007 1 Non-Industrial staff only, including grade equivalents.