§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what child care facilities his Department provides for its employees; what facilities were provided in 1992; and how many employees have used child care facilities in each year since 1992. [6464]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordMy Department currently provides workplace nursery places for its employees in Westminster, Bristol and at the Building Research Establishment. It provides holiday playscheme places in Westminster, Birmingham, Bristol, Bedford and at BRE. In 1992, it provided nursery places in Westminster and at BRE and holiday playscheme places in Westminster, Birmingham, Bristol, Bedford and at BRE. The number of employees using the facilities exceeded:
Calendar year 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Nurseries 21 31 46 52 57 Playschemes 54 48 82 104 103
§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many women are currently employed by his Department at each civil service grade. [6438]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordThe number of women currently employed by my Department and its executive agencies, the Building Research Establishment, the Planning Inspectorate and the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, at each civil service grade is as follows:
331W
Number Grade 1 — Grade 2 3 Grade 3 3 Grade 4 — Grade 5 20 Grade 6 34
Number Grade 7 133 SEO and equivalents 207 HEO and equivalents 275 EO and equivalents 407 AO and equivalents 668 AA and equivalents 378 Total 2,128