§ Mr. JannerTo ask the Prime Minister how many and what percentage of officers in each grade from 1 to 7 and overall in the Cabinet Office are(a) women, (b) from ethnic minorities and (c) disabled people.
§ The Prime MinisterThe figures for women employed in the Cabinet Office, including its executive agencies, are as follows:
Grades (and equivalents) Women Total Percentage women 1 0 5 0 2 2 8 25 3 1 25 4 4 0 3 0 5 16 41 39 6 19 45 42 7 63 264 24 Overall 1,330 2,634 50 The ethnic monitoring programme was carried out on a voluntary basis and did not extend to the Cabinet Office's agencies. Of those who responded, 62 people (2.3 per cent. of the total) chose to register as non-white. One of these is at grade 7 level.
The Cabinet Office's figures on staff with disabilities include only those who have chosen to register as disabled. Twenty-eight people (1 per cent. of the total) are so registered. None is at grade 7 level or above. The Cabinet Office employs other staff with disabilities who have chosen not to register. The Cabinet Office is an equal opportunities employer, and emphasises this fact in its advertisements.