§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many civil servants, broken down by grade, there are in the Department and the agencies for which the Department is responsible; and what the figures were in January 1997. [150260]
§ Fiona MactaggartI refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 9 February 2004,Official Report, column 1294W.
§ Bob SpinkTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of civil servants in his Department are of Asian origin. [163587]
§ Fiona MactaggartThe Home Office currently employs 2,739 staff who are known to be of Asian origin. This represents 5.35 per cent. of the 69 per cent. of Home Office staff whose ethnicity is known.