§ Lord Stoddart of Swindonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many men and how many women are at present employed in the United Kingdom by:
- (a) the National Health Service;
- (b) local government;
- (c) the Civil Service. [HL3825]
§ The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Lord Falconer of Thoroton)The latest available information is on a headcount basis—i.e. part-time staff count as one person—and is as follows:
- (a) At 30 September 1997, the National Health Service directly employed 253,000 men and 929,000 women in the United Kingdom. Agency staff, general medical and dental practitioners and their staff and independent contractors are not included.
WA 161 - (b) At June 1998, local authorities employed 839,000 men and 1,725,000 women in Great Britain. A gender breakdown is not available for Northern Ireland.
- (c) At 1 April 1998, the Home Civil Service and the Diplomatic Service employed 249,000 male and 235,000 female permanent staff. These figures do not include the Northern Ireland Civil Service, but do include some 10,000 staff employed overseas, for whom no separate gender breakdown is available. Neither is a gender breakdown available for some 18,000 casual Civil Service staff.