§ Mr. Winnickasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state the number of those from an ethnic minority background who are employed in his private office and those of other Ministers within his Department; and what are the positions they occupy.
§ Mr. HurdWhile no formal records are available at present, informal inquiries indicate that there are three members of staff from an ethnic minority background amongst the 26 staff in the offices of Home Office Ministers. All three are employed on clerical duties.