HC Deb 30 March 1994 vol 240 cc816-7W
Mr. Janner

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many, and what percentage of officers in each of grades 1 to 7 and overall in his Department are(a) women, (b) from ethnic minorities or (c) disabled, respectively.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The information is set out in the following table:

Staff in the Employment Department (ED) Group
Grade Women staff at 1 April 1993 Ethnic minority staff at 1 April 1993 Registered disabled staff at 1 July 1993
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number G1—G7 PercentageG1—G7
Grade 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 22.0 0.7
Grade 2 1 20.0 0 0.0
Grade 3 1 4.0 0 0.0
Grade 4 0 0.0 0 0.0
Grade 5 22 20.2 0 0.0
Grade 6 17 12.0 1 0.7
Grade 7 182 23.7 7 0.9 3.0 0.4
All Staff 42,659 67.2 3,669 16.2 2,020.50 3.4
1Figure represents respondents to the ethnic origin survey.
2Separate information by grade for registered disabled staff is not available above Grade 7. Registration is voluntary therefore the ED Group employs more disabled people than are counted.