§ Mr. JannerTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many and what percentage of officers in grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 respectively and overall in his Department are members of ethnic minorities.
§ Mr. Burt[holding answer 12 Mar 1992]: The Department, including its executive agencies, asks staff to complete questionnaires on their ethnic origin on a voluntary basis. As at 15 April 1992 3,237 of the 64,564 staff who responded to the questionnaire were from ethnic minorities. The breakdown of respondents, for the Department as a whole, and by grades 1⤓7 is in the table.
Grade1 Number of respondents from an ethnic minority Percentage of respondents 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 9 4 0 0 5 3 3.4 6 18 10 7 7 1.5 Others 3,208 5 Total for Department 3,237 5 1 Includes professional equivalents. Pensions