§ Mr. JannerTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many and what percentage of officers in grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, respectively, and overall in his Department are(a) women and (b) members of ethnic minorities.
§ Mr. BrookeThe information is as follows:
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Women Ethnic minorities1 Number Percentage of staff in grade Ethnic Number2 Percentage of staff in grade Grade 1 0 0 0 0 Grade la 1 25 0 0 Grade 2 0 0 0 0 Grade 3 3 13 0 0 Grade 4 0 0 0 0 budget, to be published later in the month. It is not the Government's practice to publish calendar year forecasts for future years.
Women Ethnic minorities1 Number Percentage of staff in grade Ethnic Number2 Percentage of staff in grade Grade 5 9 13 0 0 Grade 6 0 0 2 3.5 Grade 7 43 16 0 0 Total for Department3 1,241 39 IIS 44.8 1 Information on ethnic origins was provided on a voluntary basis. 2 In accordance with the Department's Code of Practice governing the use of ethnic data, figures for ethnic minorities have been rounded to the nearest 5 to preserve confidentiality; the 2 denotes less than 3. The percentages have been calculated on the basis of unrounded data. 3 Equivalent information on ethnic origins of industrial staff is not available. 4 Because of 3 above, the percentage quoted is based on the figure for non-industrial staff only.
§ Mr. JannerTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when his Department last conducted a survey of the ethnic origin of its employees; when it next plans to do so; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BrookeMy department conducted an ethnic survey of all its non-industrial staff during 1986; updating and monitoring information on the ethnic origins of our staff is a continuous process.
§ Mr. JannerTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he has taken to recruit members of ethnic minorities in top grades of employment at his Department.
§ Mr. BrookeThe Civil Service Commission is responsible for recruitment to the top grades in my Department.