§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many women are currently employed by his Department; and what proportion this is of the total. [1244]
Mr. John M. Taylor[holding answer 4 November 1996]: On 29 October the DTI, excluding its executive agencies, employed 2,665 female staff, which is 44 per cent. of the total of staff employed.
448WI have asked the chief executives of the DTI's executive agencies to respond directly to the hon. Member.
Letter from Peter Joyce to Mrs. Barbara Roche, dated 5 November 1996:
The President of the Board of Trade has asked me to reply to your question about the employment of women in The Insolvency Service.
Number of permanent staff Number of permanent female staff Proportion of female staff to total staff 1,336 649 48.5 per cent. Information source:
DTI PERMIS Computer Records
Date: October 1996.
Letter from J. C. Octon to Mrs. Barbara Roche, dated 5 November 1996:
In the absence of the Chief Executive I am replying for the Patent Office to your Parliamentary Question about the number of women currently employed by the Department of Trade and Industry. Below are the figures for the Patent Office:-
- Total number of established staff as at 1 October 1996: 725
- Number of women employed: 284
- Women as a percentage of employees: just over 39%
- I hope this information is helpful.
Letter from Jim Norton to Mrs. Barbara Roche, dated 5 November, 1996:
- I have been asked to answer the question you raised on behalf of the Radiocommunications Agency.
- Currently 116 women are employed in the Agency, representing 22 per cent. of employees.
Letter from John S. Holden to Mrs. Barbara Roche, dated 5 November 1996:
You recently tabled a Parliamentary Question for the President of the Board of Trade asking how many women are currently employed by his Department and what proportion this is of the total. I am responding as Chief Executive of Companies House Executive Agency.Companies House currently employs a total of 1,056 staff, of which 679 (64.3%) are women.Letter from Zelie Armstrong to Mrs. Barbara Roche, dated 5 November 1996:
The President of the Board of Trade has asked me to reply on behalf of the National Weights and Measures Laboratory to your question about the number of women employed and the proportion of the total. This agency employs 17 women. This represents 34% of the total number of staff employed.