§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security 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 numbers and percentages of women employed at each of these grades and (c) the number of staff employed at administrative grades and the numbers and percentage of these staff who are women in his Department on 1 April. [30555]
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§ Mr. BurtThe information is set out in the tables:
Permanent staff in post at l April 1996 Number Male 31,709 Female 65,797
Principal grades Grade Total staff Total women Percentage women 1–4 29 8 27.6 5 105 25 23.8 6 434 130 30.0 7 641 165 25.7 Senior Executive Officer 1,256 381 30.3 Higher Executive Officer 5,204 2,394 46.0 Executive Officer 26,314 16,513 62.8 Total 33,983 19,616 57.7
Administrative grades Grade Total staff Total women Percentage women Administrative Officer 48.982 36,409 74.3 Administrative Assistant 11,452 7,876 68.8 Total 60,434 44,285 73.2
Staff numbers in grades not regarded as either principal or administrative, e.g. support grade bands 1 and 2 Total staff Total women Percentage women 3,089 1,896 61.4