§ Mr. CallaghanTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of those employed by his Department in the last five years were(a) men and (b) women. [19658]
§ Mr. SoamesThis is a matter for the chief executive of the Defence Analytical Services Agency. I have asked the chief executive to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Paul Altobell to Mr. Jim Callaghan, dated 13 March 1997
I am replying to your question to the Secretary of State for Defence regarding the proportion of males and females employed by his Department in the last five years, as this falls within my area of responsibility as Chief Executive of Defence Analytical Services Agency.The figures are as follows:
Percentage of personnel employed by MOD by gender at 1 April 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Civilian personnel Males 69.9 69.7 69.6 69.8 69.4 Females 30.1 30.3 30.4 30.2 30.6 Service personnel Males 93.3 93.1 93.0 92.9 92.9 Females 6.7 6.9 7.0 7.1 7.1 All personnel Males 85.7 85.5 85.3 85.1 85.1 Females 14.3 14.5 14.7 14.9 14.9 All figures include full time and part time personnel. Figures for 1992 and 1993 include GCHQ personnel.
I hope you find this information helpful.
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