HC Deb 12 January 2000 vol 342 c178W
Mrs. Ann Cryer

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many(a) men and (b) women in each of the standard age groups were employed in his Department in (i) 1979 and (ii) 1999. [104028]

Mr. Hain

It is not possible to provide a breakdown for the standard age groups employed in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for 1979 as detailed information prior to 1990 is not available. The breakdown for the standard age groups for 1 April 1999 is as follows:

Men Women
16–19 9 10
20–24 63 68
25–29 381 356
30–34 598 509
35–39 460 333
40–44 443 197
45–49 468 161
50+ 1,063 365

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