Women (Hansard, 28 November 1996)

HC Deb 28 November 1996 vol 286 c338W 338W

§ Mrs. Roche
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of those employed by his Department in 1992–93 were women. [6473]

§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
At 1 April 1992, women—working on either a full-time or part-time basis—accounted for 42 per cent. of employees in the Scottish Office core and its executive agencies, excluding the Scottish Prison Service. In the Scottish Prison Service, women accounted for 7 per cent. of employees at that date.