HC Deb 27 April 2004 vol 420 cc970-1W
Bob Spink

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will list for each civil service grade within his(a) Department and (b) Department's Executive agencies, the total number of staff employed, broken down by (i) gender, (ii) ethnic group and (iii) age group; and how many are registered disabled. [166398]

Mr. Charles Clarke

The total number of staff employed in my Department, broken down into the requested equality categories are:

(iv) Age group
AA AO EO HEO SEO Grade 7/6 and SCS Total
Under 29 48 259 279 239 36 25 886
30–39 44 282 377 361 186 160 1,410
40–49 36 236 309 379 245 311 1,516
50+ 85 188 161 179 148 251 1,012
All staff 213 965 1,126 1,158 615 747 4,824

SCS and Grade 7/6 numbers amalgamated and age categories under 24 and 60 + amalgamated with next age band as some numbers fall below six.

My Department has no Executive agencies.