HC Deb 17 January 2000 vol 342 c349W
Mrs. Ann Cryer

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 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. [104018]

Mr. Chris Smith

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport was established in April 1992 following machinery of government changes.

The information for 1 April 1999 is as follows:

Men Women
16–19 1 0
20–24 5 1
25–29 18 21
30–34 41 40
35–39 46 35
40–44 31 19
45–49 35 15
50+ 24 28