§ Mr. BaldryTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many female graduates were recruited by his Department, and, of these, how many are still employed by his Department, in each of the last 20 years. [126429]
§ Mr. HainThe table shows the number of women recorded as having been recruited to the FCO through the fast stream competition where candidates are required to have a degree. The table also shows how many of these are still with the FCO for each of the last 20 years.
258WWomen graduates may have been recruited into other grades but in these cases information on whether or not they had a degree was not systematically recorded as possession of a degree was not a requirement for recruitment in most cases.
Number Recruited Number still with the FCO 1980 0 0 1981 5 3 1982 5 5 1983 5 3 1984 2 2 1985 12 10 1986 12 8 1987 8 8 1988 12 8 1989 6 5 1990 12 9 1991 14 14 1992 3 3 1993 4 4 1994 6 6 1995 10 9 1996 9 7 1997 10 10 1998 11 11 1999 11 11