HC Deb 20 June 1996 vol 279 cc511-2W
Ms Jowell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total number of people employed by each of the next steps agencies under his Department's control; how many of those employees are women; and at what civil service or equivalent grades they are employed. [32733]

Sir Paul Beresford

The following information covers non-industrial permanent staff in the three next steps agencies as at 13 June 1996:

Grade Female Male Total
Building Research Establishment
Grade 3 and equivalent 0 1 1
Grade 4 and equivalent 0 1 1
Grade 5 and equivalent 0 4 4
Grade 6 and equivalent 1 20 21
Grade 7 and equivalent 7 92 99
Senior Executive Officer and equivalent 30 112 142
Grade Female Male Total
Higher Executive Officer and equivalent 38 81 119
Executive Officer and equivalent 29 44 73
Administrative Officer and equivalent 97 26 123
Administrative Assistant and equivalent 30 2 32
Total 232 383 615
Planning Inspectorate
Grade 3 and equivalent 0 1 1
Grade 4 and equivalent 0 1 1
Grade 5 and equivalent 2 4 6
Grade 6 and equivalent 12 178 190
Grade 7 and equivalent 2 22 24
Senior Executive Officer and equivalent 1 14 15
Higher Executive Officer and equivalent 18 24 42
Executive Officer and equivalent 44 49 93
Administrative Officer and equivalent 103 72 175
Administrative Assistant and equivalent 40 32 72
Total 222 397 619
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre
Grade 5 and equivalent 0 1 1
Grade 6 and equivalent 1 0 1
Grade 7 and equivalent 0 3 3
Senior Executive Officer and equivalent 1 7 8
Higher Executive Officer and equivalent 6 8 14
Executive Officer and equivalent 6 3 9
Administrative Officer and equivalent 17 6 23
Administrative Assistant and equivalent 4 4 8
Total 35 32 67