§ Ms JowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps his Department is taking to collect statistics broken down by gender where relevant. [17689]
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe role of the statistical services in the Scottish Office is to collect and analyse statistics on most aspects of Scottish life. Where relevant, this involves the collection and publication of statistics broken down by gender. As a result, gender is distinguished in a wide range of statistical information handled by the Department.