§ Mr. Gordon MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) how many(a) men and (b) women (i) are serving as panel members in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise and (ii) served in this capacity in the 1902 and 1996 Research Assessment Exercises; [150089]
(2) (i) are serving as panel chairpersons in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise and (ii) served in this capacity in the 1992 and 1996 Research Assessment Exercises. [150090]
§ Mr. WicksThe information requested is in the tables. Information about tile gender of panel members for the 1992 Research Assessment Exercise is not available centrally. Some 10 per cent. of professors are women.
Number of male and female panel members for the 2001, 1996 and 1992 Research Assessment Exercises Men Women 2001 544 (80%) 134 (20%) 1996 437 (83%) 88 (17%) 1992 1— 1— 1 Not available
Number of male and female panel chairs for the 2001, 1996 and 1992 Research Assessment Exercises Men Women 2001 50 (83%) 10 (17%) 1996 54 (91%) 5 (9%) 1992 56 (93%) 4 (7%) Source:
Higher Education Funding Council for England