§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what measures his Department has taken to encourage the promotion of women into senior positions within his Department and its executive agencies. [35674]
§ Mr. HanleyThe FCO is committed to equality of opportunity for all its employees. Women make up 35 per cent. of non-industrial civil servants employed by the FCO and the proportion of women is increasing at all management levels. The proportion of women at executive officer level—first management level—has increased from 30 per cent. in 1985 to cover 44 per cent. in 1995. Numbers of women at DS5—middle management level—have risen by 30 per cent. in the last four years. There are six female heads of mission.
The FCO has an active programme of measures to encourage promotion of women into senior grades.
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list(a) the number of (i) male (ii) female employees, (b) the number of officials employed at each of the principal grades and the numbers and percentages of women employed at these grades and (c) the numbers of staff employed at administrative grades and the number and percentages of these staff that are women, in his Department and each of its executive agencies for each year since 1985. [35663]
§ Mr. HanleyThe information requested by the hon. Member for 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995 is as follows:
1992 1993 1994 1995 Men 5,302 5,157 4,851 4,759 Women 2,988 2,907 2,754 2,595 Total 8,290 8,064 7,605 7,354 The information for 1985–1991 is not available.
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1992 Total Women Percentage of women Open structure Grade 1 1 0 0 Grade 2 1 0 0 Grade 3 10 0 0 Grade 4 1 0 0 Grade 5 58.5 11 19 Grade 6 90 9 10 Grade 7 327.5 16.5 5 Total open structure 489 36.5 7 Administrative group Senior Executive Officer 97.5 21.5 22 Higher Executive Officer (D) 8 3 38 Higher Executive Officer 217 52 24 Administration Trainee 1 1 100 Executive Officer 435 181.5 42 Administrative Officer 753 463 61 Administrative Assistant 150.5 64 43 Total administrative group 1,662 786 47 Diplomatic service DS1–3 149 5 3 DS4 280 8 3
1992 Total Women Percentage of women DS5 456 51 11 DS6 280 30 11 DS7M 425 79 19 DS7D 121 39 32 DS8 42 13 31 DS9 789 379 48 DS10 573 233 41 Total Diplomatic service 3,115 837 27 Economist Group 14 3 21 Information Officer Group 54 32 59 Librarian Group 29 20 69 P and T Group and related grades 116 4 3 Secretarial Group 231.5 230.5 100 Support grades 600.5 266.5 44 Other groups and grades 1,979 772.5 39 Total 8,290 2,988 36 Part time staff counted as half in 1992.
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1993 Total Women Percentage of women Open structure Grade 1 1 0 0 Grade 2 2 0 0 Grade 3 12 1 8 Grade 4 2 0 0 Grade 5 80 6 8 Grade 6 92 8 9 Grade 7 309 24 8 Total open structure 498 39 8 Administrative group Senior executive officer 91 18 20 Higher executive officer (D) 9 3 33 Higher executive officer 242 75 31 Executive officer 461 204 44 Administrative officer 724 442 61 Administrative assistant 130 63 48 Total administrative group 1,657 805 49 Diplomatic service DS1–3 139 4 3 DS4 265 11 4 DS5 432 54 12 DS6 262 31 12 DS7M 428 94 22 DS7D 112 36 32 DS8 57 9 16 DS9 790 395 50 DS10 445 184 41 Total diplomatic service 2,930 818 28 Economist group 15 1 7 Information officer group 59 37 63 Librarian group 32 26 81 P and T group and related grades 132 3 2 Secretarial group 243 242 100 Support grades 617 258 42 Other groups and grades 1,881 678 36 Total 8,064 2,907 36
1994 Total Women Percentage of Women Open Structure Grade 1 1 0 0 Grade 2 2 0 0 Grade 3 11 1 9 Grade 4 5 0 0 Grade 5 69 10 14 Grade 6 93 9 10 Grade 7 317 28 9 Total open structure 498 48 10 Administrative Group Senior Executive Officer 94 22 23 Higher Executive Officer (D) 7 0 0 Higher Executive Officer 229 51 22 Administration Trainee (HEO) 1 1 100 Executive Officer 335 201 60 Administrative Officer 713 427 60 Administrative Assistance 108 48 44 Total administrative group 1,487 750 50 Diplomatic service DS1–3 145 5 3 DS4 275 10 4 DS5 442 56 13 DS6 273 29 11 DS7M 418 98 23 DS7D 123 38 31 DS8 45 13 29 DS9 794 399 50 DS10 558 227 41 Total diplomatic service 3,073 875 28 Economist Group 25 6 24 Information officer group 62 36 58 Librarian group 34 27 79 P and T group and related grades 121 3 2 Secretarial Group 251 251 100 Support Grades 534 207 39 Other groups and grades 1,520 551 36 Total 7,605 2,754 36 1235W
1995 Total Women Percentage of women Open structure Grade 1A 1 0 0 Grade 2 1 0 0 Grade 3 12 0 0 Grade 4 1 0 0 Grade 5 68 13 19 Grade 6 91 8 9 Grade 7 301 43 14 Total open structure 475 64 13 Administrative group Senior executive officer 101 21 21 Higher executive officer (D) 7 1 14 Higher executive officer 240 74 31 Administration trainee (HEO) 3 1 33 Executive officer 421 198 47 Administrative officer 786 450 57 Administrative assistant 89 44 49 Total administrative group 1,647 789 48
1995 Total Women Percentage of women Diplomatic service DS1–3 143 5 3 DS4 271 12 4 DS5 446 57 13 DS6 250 34 14 DS7M 446 94 21 DS7D 114 27 24 DS8 32 10 31 DS9 785 366 47 DS10 341 125 37 Executive assistant 45 29 64 Total diplomatic service 2,873 759 26 Economist group 20 2 10 Information officer group 60 33 55 Librarian group 36 23 64 P and T group and related grades 112 2 2 Secretarial group 199 199 100 Support grades 448 172 38 Other groups and grades 1,484 552 37 Total 7,354 2,595 35