§ Mrs. Ann CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales 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. [104024]
§ Mr. Paul MurphyThe information that my hon. Friend has requested is not held for the Welsh Office for 1979, and could be supplied only at disproportionate cost.
The number of male and female staff employed by the Welsh Office, in each of the standard age groups, was (at 1 April 1999):
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Standard age groups Men Women 16–19 17 18 20–24 90 90 25–29 137 133 30–34 140 214 35–39 183 257 40–44 181 194 45–49 165 163 50+ 371 228 Following devolution in Wales, the Wales Office was established on 1 July 1999. The staffing position at the end of 1999 was:
Standard age groups Men Women 16–19 - 2 20–24 2 3 25–29 1 2 30–34 4 1 35–39 4 2 40–44 1 2 45–49 2 2 50+ 5 4