HC Deb 28 November 1996 vol 286 cc343-4W
Mrs. Roche

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many women are currently employed by his Department at each civil service grade. [6441]

Mr. Hanley

As of April 1996, this Department was employing women at the following civil service grades:

Number
Diplomatic service grade 2 2
Diplomatic service grade 3 3
Diplomatic service grade 4 13
Grade 5 10
Legal counsellor 3
Diplomatic service grade 5S 8
Grade 6 13
Senior assistant legal adviser 3
Senior principal research officer 5
Assistant legal adviser 6
Diplomatic service grade 5 58
Grade 7 47
Medical officer 1
Principal research officer 9
Diplomatic service grade 6 27
Museum D 1
Senior lecturer 6
Senior executive officer 29
Senior information officer 5
Senior librarian 2
Senior principal technical officer 1
Diplomatic service grade 7D 29
Diplomatic service grade 8 14
Research officer 1
Senior research officer 6
Higher executive officer (D) 1
Diplomatic service grade 7M 102
Field investigating officer 2 1
Higher executive officer 88
Higher principal technical officer 1

Number
Higher telecommunications technical officer 2
Information officer 15
Librarian 6
Museum E 2
Nurse 5
Translator 2 4
Assistant information officer 5
Assistant librarian 11
Assistant telecommunications technical officer 4
Diplomatic service grade 9 359
Executive officer 191
Secretary 1 116
Support manager 2 5
Support manager 3 6
Security officer 1
Stores officer grade C 2
Senior personal secretary 2
Telecommunications and cypher officer 7
Translator 3 1
Typing manager 2
Administrative officer 470
Executive officer 65
Diplomatic service grade 10 95
Personal secretary 61
Secretary 2 300
Secretary 2A 82
Support grade band 1 46
Administrative assistant 89
Support grade band 2 60
Typist 15
Total 2,524

Mrs. Roche

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proportion of those employed by his Department in 1992–93 were women. [6470]

Mr. Hanley

Thirty-seven per cent.