Question
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the House of Commons Commission will publish a breakdown by gender of the number of (a) House Service and (b) Members' staff who have completed the Valuing Everyone training to date.
For existing staff of the House of Commons, the gender of those who have participated in the Valuing Everyone workshops is recorded as follows:
Male 1,211 (44%)
Female 1,007 (36%)
Not specified 513 (19%)
Prefer not to say 35
Prefer to self-describe 5
No gender identity 1
Total 2,772
For existing staff employed directly by Members, the gender of those who have participated in the Valuing Everyone workshops is recorded as follows:
Female 352 (62%)
Male 213 (38%)
Total 565