HC Deb 21 July 1999 vol 335 cc546-7W
Jackie Ballard

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what new data series separated by gender, race, disability and age have been commissioned by his Department since June 1997. [90831]

Mr. Hutton

The Department already collects and publishes a range of information about its work force analysed by gender, race, disability and age. We collect ethnicity and disability data using the Cabinet Office's classification. Further details are available from http://www.doh.gov.uk/public/stats1.htm. In addition, this Department carried out a staff attitude survey in September 1998. The information that respondents were asked to provide included details of gender, race, disability and age. Analyses using these categories were included in the survey findings.