§ Mr. VazTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will list for each civil service grade in her Department(a) the total number of people employed, (b) the total number of black people and (c) the total number of Asians.
§ Mr. JackThe information set out in the table as at 1 October 1993 relates to non-industrial staff in MAFF and its agencies and is derived from responses to a voluntary questionnaire completed by 95 per cent. of staff.
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By grade Total staff Black Asian 1 1 — — 2 6 — — 3 27 — — 4 12 — —
By grade Total staff Black Asian 5 120 — 1 6 163 — 1 7 920 — 11 SEO 985 4 9 HEO 1,875 8 14 EO 1,839 16 24 AO 2,330 68 76 AA 2,056 85 62 Total 10,334 181 198 The figures are given by grade equivalent and include all permanent staff, excluding casuals. Part-time staff are counted as one. These figures do not include staff who have classified themselves as "other ethnic minority" when responding to the questionnaire.