§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many and what percentage of employees, in each payband, in the quangos for which his Department is responsible, are of(a) Asian origin and (b) Afro-Caribbean origin. [8959]
§ Angela EagleThe recruitment and employment of staff is the responsibility of each individual body which seeks to attract applicants from diverse backgrounds. The Department, for its part, is keen, wherever possible, to encourage equality of opportunity within non-departmental public bodies. The information requested is not held by my Department.