HC Deb 03 December 1996 vol 286 cc618-9W
Mrs. Roche

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many women are currently employed by his Department at each civil service grade. [6444]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

[holding answer 28 November 1996]A breakdown of women in each civil service grade, excluding those in the Scottish Prison Service, is set out in the table. Due to a pay and grading review, the Scottish Prison Service staff are no longer classified by the standard civil service grades and are now split into pay bands. Consequently no breakdown by grade is possible for SPS.

Grade equivalent Total
SCS 21
Grade 6 34
Grade 7 84
SEO 48
HEO 226
EO 374
AO 778
AA 631
Industrial staff 4
Total 2,200
Scottish Prison Service 615