§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the number of employees employed by each of the regional offices of the single regeneration budget; how many are(a) black or (b) Asian; and if he will publish a breakdown of the positions held by and the responsibilities of black and Asian employees.
§ Mr. BaldryThe figures in the table should be read taking into account the following points: 9W
- (i) They are estimates of the likely numbers. The integrated regional offices, IROs, come into being in April 1994. There could be minor changes in the numbers brought about by postings, retirements, resignations etc which take place before then;
- (ii) From April a Merseyside office will be set up. Separate information is not yet available for this office;
- (iii) The DTI currently has an office covering London and the south-east regions with a headcount of 143 which will be split into an office for London and an office for the south-east. In the table DTI staff are all shown in the south-east figures. After April there will be an approximately 50:50 split;
- (iv) The table shows the combined staff totals of the regional offices of the Departments of the Environment, of Employment and of Trade and Industry who are expected to be in the IROs;
- (v) Figures for the Department of Transport are not included. The majority of DOT staff who currently deal with highways matters will transfer to the Highways Agency; a relatively small number will be in the IROs. The Department is currently in the process of identifying which individuals will be in the IROS and is not yet in a position to provide a breakdown of the ethnic origin of these staff;
- (vi) The figures for Asian and black staff are drawn from voluntary ethnic origin surveys conducted by the three Departments;
- (vii) The figures are provided on a combined grade level basis to avoid personal disclosure.
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Estimated future breakdown of integrated regional office staff showing staff of Asian and black ethnic background Region Total staff Grades Asian staff Black staff North East 381 G7 and Over — — SEO-EO — — AO-AO 2 — TOTAL 2 0 North West 457 G7 and Over — — SEO-EO 2 — AO-AA 2 7 TOTAL 4 7 Yorkshire and Humberside 302 G7 and Over — — SEO-EO 1 1 AO-AA 5 2 TOTAL 6 3 West Midlands 347 G7 and Over — — SEO-EO — 2 AO-AA 5 20 TOTAL 5 22 East Midlands 239 G7 and Over — — SEO-EO 3 — AO-AA 2 2 TOTAL 5 2 Eastern 186 G7 and Over 1 — SEO-EO — 2 AO-AA 1 2 TOTAL 2 4 South East 295 G7 and Over — — SEO-EO 6 6 AO-AA 9 9 TOTAL 15 15 South West 216 G7 and Over — — SEO-EO 1 1 AO-AA 2 1
Region Total staff Grades Asian staff Black staff TOTAL 3 2 London 166 G7 and Over 2 1 SEO-EO 10 5 AO-AA 3 11 TOTAL 15 17 OVERALL TOTAL 2,589 58 72