Departments: Manpower

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people granted (a) temporary part-time, (b) temporary full-time, (c) permanent part-time and (d) permanent full-time contracts of employment in his Department in each of the last three years were (i) male, (ii) female, (iii) registered disabled and (iv) aged 55 years or over. (143892)

The following tables give details of civilian personnel recruited to the Ministry of Defence on a permanent or temporary contract in each of the last three financial years.

*Ministry of Defence*¹*: Civilian Inflow by Gender, Disability and Age*
Headcount
	Financial Year 2004-05
	Male	Female	Disabled²	Staff aged 55 and over
Temporary (casual) part-time	80	240	³—	50
Temporary (casual) full-time	1,030	940	10	120
Permanent part-time	140	500	10	60
Permanent full-time	4,240	2,160	60	670
Total	5,490	3,840	80	900

*Headcount*
	Financial Year 2005-06
	Male	Female	Disabled²	Staff aged 55 and over
Temporary (casual) part-time	70	180	³—	40
Temporary (casual) full-time	860	820	10	110
Permanent part-time	80	340	³—	60
Permanent full-time	2,620	1,210	20	360
Total	3,640	2,550	40	570

*Headcount*
	Financial Year 2006-07
	Male	Female	Disabled²	Staff aged 55 and over
Temporary (casual) part-time	70	170	³—	50
Temporary (casual) full-time	830	720	10	110
Permanent part-time	90	350	³—	70
Permanent full-time	2,340	1,030	20	350
Total	3,330	2,270	30	570
¹ This includes industrial and non-industrial staff employed by the Ministry of Defence and Trading Funds, but excludes Royal Fleet Auxiliaries and locally engaged civilians. ² All disability data are self declared by employees. ³ Denotes less than 10. Note: Due to the rounding methods used, totals may not always equal the sum of the parts. When rounding to the nearest 10, numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias. Source: DASA (Civilian).

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of staff in his Department are (a) male, (b) female, (c) registered disabled and (d) aged 55 or over. (143909)

The information requested is set out as follows:

*Ministry of Defence : gender, disability and age: 1 April 2007*
	Percentage
Male	63.9
Female	36.1
Percentage disabled	5.5
Percentage of staff aged 55+	22.1
Notes: 1. This includes industrial and non-industrial staff employed by the Ministry of Defence and Trading Funds, but excludes Royal Fleet auxiliaries and locally engaged staff. 2. Disabled personnel as a percentage of total (exe unknown). 3. Due to the rounding methods used, totals may not always equal the sum of the parts. When rounding to the nearest 10, numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias. Source: DASA(Civilian)

Volume 462: debated on Monday 25 June 2007