Public Sector Employment

Part of Women and Equality – in the House of Commons at 10:30 am on 14 May 2009.

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Photo of Julie Morgan Julie Morgan Labour, Cardiff North 10:30, 14 May 2009

I thank my hon. Friend for that response and in particular for her reference to the civil service, but is she aware that over the last three years there has actually been a decline in the number of women appointed to the most senior positions in the civil service? In 2007-08, 24 per cent. of the top 105 senior appointments were filled by women; that was down on the year before, which was down on the previous year. Therefore, there appears to be a decline in the very top civil service positions. What can we do about that?