HC Deb 04 June 1996 vol 278 cc334-7W
Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he 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 his Department on 1 April. [30552]

Mr. Arbuthnot

The number and percentages of male and female staff employed by the Ministry of Defence and its agencies are detailed in the following table.

Ministry of Defence permanent UK based civilian staff at 1 April 1996
Grades within the Open Structure and Occupational Groups—1April 1996 Male Per cent. Female Per cent. Total
Librarian 19 40.4 28 59.6 47
Assistant Librarian 11 22.4 38 77.6 49
Museum Curatorial Group Grade D 5 83.3 1 16.7 6
Museum Curatorial Group Grade E 5 83.3 1 16.7 6
Museum Curatorial Group Grade F 5 62.5 3 37.5 8
Museum Curatorial Group Grade G 1 16.7 5 83.3 6
Museum Conservation Group Grade F 2 100.0 0 0.0 2
Senior Mapping and Charting Officer 88 77.9 25 22.1 113
Higher Mapping and Charting Officer 200 82.6 42 17.4 242
Mapping and Charting Officer 364 70.8 150 29.2 514
Mapping and Charting Technical Grade 1 98 59.0 68 41.0 166
Mapping and Charting Technical Grade 2 23 41.8 32 58.2 55
Senior Professional and Technology Officer 2,270 99.0 23 1.0 2,293
Higher Professional and Technology Officer 3,641 98.5 54 1.5 3,695
Professional and Technology Officer 4,213 98.0 88 2.0 4,301
Professional and Technology Officer IV (obs) 2 100.0 0 0.0 2
Technical Grade 1 277 73.9 98 26.1 375
Technical Grade 2 11 42.3 15 57.7 26
Graduate Trainee 104 91.2 10 8.8 114
Trainee Incorporated Engineer 12 85.7 2 14.3 14
Senior Graphics Officer 10 90.9 1 9.1 11
Higher Graphics Officer 45 95.7 2 4.3 47
Graphics Technical Grade 1 100.0 0 0.0 1
Graphics Officer 161 83.0 33 17.0 194
Senior Research Officer (R) 44 86.3 7 13.7 51
Research Officer (R) 10 83.3 2 16.7 12
Chief Typing Manager 0 0.0 10 100.0 10
Typing Manager 0 0.0 117 100.0 117
Senior Personal Secretary 0 0.0 88 100.0 88
Personal Secretary 3 0.4 784 99.6 787
Typist 6 0.2 2,895 99.8 2,901
Trainee Typist 0 0.0 1 100.0 1
Senior Scientific Officer 1,373 89.3 164 10.7 1,537
Higher Scientific Officer 1,177 84.0 224 16.0 1,401
Scientific Officer 829 78.7 224 21.3 1,053
Assistant Scientific Officer 162 69.8 70 30.2 232
Senior Instructional Officer 65 100.0 0 0.0 65
Higher Instructional Officer 351 98.6 5 1.4 356
Instructional Officer I 1,132 99.0 11 1.0 1,143
Instructional Officer II 134 96.4 5 3.6 139
Catering Manager 3 2 100.0 0 0.0 2
Chef 1/Chief Cook 1 16 94.1 1 5.9 17
Chef 2/Chief Cook 2 18 85.7 3 14.3 21
Museum Technical Grade 2 3 100.0 0 0.0 3
Museum Technician Grade 3 1 50.0 1 50.0 2
Museum Support Grade 1 1 100.0 0 0.0 1
Museum Support Grade 2 2 100.0 0 0.0 2
Museum Support Grade 3 21 100.0 0 0.0 21
Museum Support Grade 4 3 100.0 0 0.0 3
Museum Support Grade 5 6 100.0 0 0.0 6
Senior Photographic Officer 6 100.0 0 0.0 6
Higher photographic Officer 34 97.1 1 2.9 35
Photographic Officer 124 92.5 10 7.5 134
Process & General Supervisory Group Grade A 10 100.0 0 0.0 10
Process & General Supervisory Group Grade B 33 100.0 0 0.0 33
Process & General Supervisory Group Grade C 115 100.0 0 0.0 115
Process & General Supervisory Group Grade D 301 94.7 17 5.3 318
Process & General Supervisory Group Grade E 127 94.1 8 5.9 135
Senior Psychologist 9 40.9 13 59.1 22
Higher Psychologist 2 25.0 6 75.0 8
Psychologist (Graduate Trainee) 1 33.3 2 66.7 3
Stores Officer Grade A 13 100.0 0 0.0 13
Stores Officer Grade B 124 99.2 1 0.8 125
Stores Officer Grade C 309 96.9 10 3.1 319
Stores Officer Grade D 590 91.9 52 8.1 642
Support Manager 1 3 60.0 2 40.0 5
Support Manager 2 16 47.1 18 52.9 34
Support Manager 3 60 38.5 96 61.5 156

Ministry of Defence permanent UK based civilian staff at 1 April 1996
Grades within the Open Structure and Occupational Groups—1 April 1996 Male Per cent. Female Per cent. Total
Support Grade Band 1 259 27.8 674 72.2 933
Support Grade Band 2 407 48.9 426 51.1 833
Senior Telecommunications Technical Officer 41 100.0 0 0.0 41
Higher Telecommunications Technical Officer 105 100.0 0 0.0 105
Telecommunications Technical Officer 271 99.3 2 0.7 273
Assistant Telecommunications Technical Officer 356 95.7 16 4.3 372
Trainee Telecommunications Technical Officer 27 93.1 2 6.9 29
Communications Officer I 18 94.7 1 5.3 19
Communications Officer II 37 80.4 9 19.6 46
Communications Officer III 75 74.3 26 25.7 101
Communications Officer IV 217 69.8 94 30.2 311
Total staff in Open Structure and Occupational Groups 35,612 57.5 26,335 42.5 61,947
Total staff in Departmental non-industrial grades (1) 14,553 88.5 1,897 11.5 16,450
Industrial staff 27,355 82.3 5,877 17.7 32,232
Total non-industrial and industrial staff 77,520 69.4 34,109 30.6 111,629

Source:

DASA (Civilian and tri-service).

Notes

(1) Departmental grades refer to those grades which are specific to the MoD.