<p>The proportion of staff recruited to the Department since 5 May 2010 who were (a) men and (b) women is disclosed in the following table:</p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top">Gender<br /></td><td valign="top">Proportionof staff(%)<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">Male<br /></td><td valign="top">53<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Female<br /></td><td valign="top">47<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>For the period 5 May 2010 to 31 October 2012, a number of civil servants were recruited on loan from other Government Departments and on fixed term contracts to work on the 2012 Olympic Games.</p>