HC Deb 29 February 1996 vol 272 cc635-6W
Ms Jowell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what steps his Department is taking to collect statistics broken down by gender where relevant. [17680]

Sir Paul Beresford

All relevant statistical information about employees of my Department is collected by reference to gender.

In addition, a gender breakdown of the employees of local authorities is collected quarterly by the Central Statistical Office in its "Work Force in Employment" series.

A recent survey sponsored by my Department also collected gender information about occupations in the construction industry.