HC Deb 04 June 1996 vol 278 c311W
Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will list(a) the number of (i) male and (ii) female employees, (b) the number of officials employed at each of the principal grades and the number and percentage of women employed at each of these grades and (c) the number of staff employed at administrative grades and the number and percentage of these staff who are women, in her Department on 1 April. [30558]

Mr. Sproat

As at 1 April 1996 there were 181 men and 168 women employed by the Department of National Heritage. The following table lists the number of officials in the principal grades—grades 1 to 7—and the number of staff in administrative grades—SEO and below—showing the percentage of women in each case.

Grade Total number of staff Total number of women Percentage of staff that are women
G1A 1 0 0
G3 4 1 25
G4 1 0 0
G5 16 4 25
G6 8 2 25
G7 48 15 31
SEO1 26 11 42
HEO(D) 4 2 50
HEO1 69 29 42
EO1 61 32 52
AO1 81 49 60
AA1 31 23 74
1 Includes equivalent grades.