HC Deb 20 June 1996 vol 279 cc529-31W
Ms Jowell

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport 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. [32741]

Mr. Norris

The number of people employed by the Department of Transport in its agencies on 1 June 1996 is in the table.

Male Female Total
Driving Standards Agency
Grade 5 1 0 1
Grade 6 1 1 2
Grade 7 9 0 9
Senior Executive Officer 16 3 19
Higher Executive Officer 108 18 126
Executive Officer 1,028 110 1,138
Administrative Officer 40 62 102
Administrative Assistant 75 268 343
Total 1,278 462 1,740
Driver and Vehicle and Licensing Agency
Grade 3 1 0 1
Grade 5 3 0 3
Grade 6 8 6 14
Grade 7 16 2 18
Senior Executive Officer 39 13 52
Higher Executive Officer 98 76 174
Executive Officer 133 291 424
Administrative Officer 477 1,236 1,713
Administrative Assistant 355 1,210 1,565
Total 1,130 2,834 3,964
Highways Agency
Grade 2 1 0 1
Grade 3 3 0 3
Grade 4 5 0 5
Grade 5 18 2 20
Grade 6 47 1 48
Grade 7 172 11 183
Senior Executive Officer 314 23 337
Higher Executive Officer 212 52 264
Executive Officer 191 143 334
Administrative Officer 142 224 366
Administrative Assistant 40 70 130
Total 1,145 526 1,691
Marine Safety Agency
Grade 4 1 0 1
Grade 5 2 0 2
Grade 6 10 0 10
Grade 7 62 2 64
Senior Executive Officer 84 3 87
Higher Executive Officer 31 13 44
Executive Officer 15 17 32
Administrative Officer 23 44 67
Administrative Assistant 9 35 44
Total 237 114 531
Marine Emergency Organisation
Grade 4 1 0 1
Grade 5 1 0 1
Grade 6 3 0 3
Grade 7 11 0 11
Senior Executive Officer 11 3 14
Higher Executive Officer 35 3 38
Executive Officer 56 11 67
Administrative Officer 355 32 387
Administrative Assistant 2 14 16
Total 475 63 538
Vehicle Certificate Agency
Grade 5 1 0 1
Grade 6 1 0 1
Grade 7 4 0 4
Senior Executive Officer 11 0 11
Higher Executive Officer 22 0 22
Executive Officer 6 2 8
Administrative Officer 8 9 17
Administrative Assistant 5 5 10
Total 58 16 74
Male Female Total
Vehicle Inspectorate
Grade 4 1 0 1
Grade 5 1 0 1
Grade 6 3 0 3
Grade 7 16 2 18
Senior Executive Officer 45 4 49
Higher Executive Officer 72 6 78
Executive Officer 552 45 597
Administrative Officer 169 144 313
Administrative Assistant 31 252 283
Industrial 191 20 211
Total 1,081 473 1,554

Professional and miscellaneous grades are included in the mainstream equivalents.