Mrs Sharon Hodgson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mrs Sharon Hodgson on 2014-02-24.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were (a) male and (b) female.

Mr Francis Maude

Promotion in the Cabinet Office is based on merit and suitability for the post in question.

The requested statistics on promotion are not readily available. However, we estimate that male staff constituted 51% of all those promoted since April 2011. This closely reflects the overall proportion currently working in my Department.

Figures for ethnicity and disability are not available. Cabinet Office does not compel staff to declare against workforce diversity indicators, including ethnicity and disability.