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Written Question
Department for Business and Trade: Women
Wednesday 18th October 2023

Asked by: Anne McLaughlin (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North East)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many and what proportion of civil servants on temporary contracts in her Department are women.

Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

Within the Department for Business and Trade there were 190 staff on Fixed Term or Temporary Contracts on 30 September 2023. 88 of the staff on Fixed Term or Temporary Contracts are women which is equal to 46.3%.


Written Question
Department for Business and Trade: Women
Wednesday 18th October 2023

Asked by: Anne McLaughlin (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North East)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many and what proportion of FTE civil servants on pay band SCS2 in her Department are women.

Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

On 30 September 2023 the Department for Business and Trade had 62.8 FTE of staff on pay band SCS2. 22.6 FTE on pay band SCS2 are women (36%).