HC Deb 29 February 1996 vol 272 cc662-3W
Ms Jowell

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department is taking to collect statistics broken down by gender where relevant. [17679]

Mr. Arbuthnot

The Ministry of Defence does not collect statistics from the general public, local authorities and business. Personnel information to assist the Ministry in running its business is compiled from the Ministry's administrative systems and from surveys of the armed forces and civilian personnel. All the data are available by gender, although not always published as such.