§ Mr. JannerTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the Treasury last conducted a survey of the ethnic origins of its employees; when it next plans to do so; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardA survey of members of staff for whom no ethnic origins information was held was undertaken in December 1990. As a result, the total proportion of Treasury staff for whom ethnic origin data are held now stands at 84 per cent.
§ 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 the Treasury.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardRecruitment to senior grades of the civil service is undertaken by the Civil Service Commission. The commission has taken a number of steps to aid recruitment of members of the ethnic minorities including increasing representation of ethnic minorities in its liaison and selection panels; ensuring that its recruitment brochures reflect a multi-racial work force; and organising training which highlights equal opportunity issues concerning ethnic minorities.