Defence Equipment & Support: Women

(asked on 18th January 2024) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of Defence Equipment and Support staff were women in each year since 2019.


Answered by
James Cartlidge Portrait
James Cartlidge
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 26th January 2024

The below table illustrates the proportion of female civilian Defence Equipment and Support staff from 31 March 31 2019, to 31 March 2023. Historic records are not held on service personnel assigned to Defence Equipment and Support.

End of Financial Year

Female Proportion

Female Headcount

Total Headcount

2018-19

33%

3,491

10,465

2019-20

34%

3,708

10,858

2020-21

34%

3,652

10,701

2021-22

34.6%

3,718

10,743

2022-23

35.5%

3,869

10,905

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