§ Ms JowellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the total number of people employed by each of the next steps agencies under his control; how many of those employees are women; and at what civil service or equivalent grades they are employed. [32742]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executives of the Royal Mint, the Office for National Statistics, the Valuation Office and Paymaster agencies. I have asked each of them to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Roger Holmes to Ms Tessa Jowell, dated 20 June 1996:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply to your Question about the employment of women.The Royal Mint currently employs a total of 1003 staff—624 Industrial and 379 Non Industrial—of whom 174 are women.The Royal Mint no longer employs staff under Civil Service Grades. I have nevertheless drawn broad comparisons. They are tabulated below:
Civil service grade Number of women Grade 7 1 SEO 3 HEO 9 EO 35 AO 76 AA 25 Semi-skilled 25 174 Letter from Tim Holt to Ms Tessa Jowell, dated 20 June 1996:
554WThe Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply to your Question on the total number of people, and the number by grade of women, employed by the executive agencies under the control of his department as far as it relates to the Office for National Statistics.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) was formed on 1 April 1996 with the merger of the Central Statistical Office (CSO) with the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys (OPCS). With effect from 14 June 1996 the total number of people employed by the new agency was 3,434. This includes 3,229 permanent and fixed term appointment staff and 205 casual staff.2,045 of the staff employed by ONS are women. They are employed in all grades from Support Bands up to members of the Senior Civil Service (formerly Grade 5s). An analysis of the number of women employed by grade is attached to this letter.I hope you find this reply helpful.
Office for National Statistics Analysis of female staff by grade Grade Permanent staff Casual staff Total staff Grade 5 5 — 5 Grade 6 4 — 4 Grade 7 58 — 58 Senior executive officer 47 — 47 Senior research officer 14 — 14 Senior social survey officer 11 — 11 Assistant social survey officer 7 — 7 Higher executive officer 197 — 197 Higher graphics officer 1 — 1 Librarian 1 — 1 Mapping and charting officer 1 — 1 Social survey officer 11 — 11 Assistant librarian 2 1 3 Assistant statistician 19 — 19 Executive officer 387 5 392 Research officer 5 — 5 Trainee statistical officer 4 3 7 Administrative officer 721 45 766 Personal secretary 51 1 52 Senior personal secretary 10 — 10 Typing manager 1 — 1 Administrative assistant 294 52 346 Typist 26 — 26 Support manager three 6 — 6 Support grade band one 23 1 24 Support grade band two 24 7 31 Totals 1,930 115 2,045 Letter from A. J. Langford to Ms Tessa Jowell, dated 20 June 1996:
In your question to the Chancellor (32742) you ask about the number of women employed in the Agency and the grades they hold.I attach a schedule detailing the information you require.Please let me know if I can assist further.
Valuation Office Agency—staff numbers 1 April 1996 Grade Total sip Female sip Percentage First class valuer (Grade 6) 140 1 0.71 Principal valuer (Grade 7) 300 20 6.7 Senior valuer (SEO) 719 173 24.1 Valuation executive (HEO) 635 156 24.6 Senior valuation executive (SEO) 34 2 5.9 Valuation technician (Executive Officer) 913 372 40.7 Valuation referencer (Admin Officer) 761 509 66.9 Valuation assistant (Admin Assistant) 763 632 82.8 Support staff1 38 26 68.4 Total 4,303 1,891 43.9 1 Cleaners, messengers, security officers, porters. Letter from Keith Sullens to Ms Tessa Jowell, dated 20 June 1996:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply to your Question asking what is the total number of people employed by each of the next step agencies under his control; how many of those employees are women; and at what Civil Service or equivalent grades they are employed.PAYMASTER employs a total of 669 people of whom 480 are women. A table setting out the grades in which they are employed is shown below. I have also included the percentage representation per grade which I hope you will find helpful.555W
Grade Number of women Percentage representation Grade 7 2 40 SEO 4 19 HEO 39 48 EO 82 62 AO 233 81 AA 94 89 Typists 3 100 SGB 1 6 86 SGB 2 12 60