§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what percentage of public appointments made by his Department in 1993 were of(a) Asians and (b) black people; and if he will list their names.
§ Mr. GummerThe figures requested are(a) 0 per cent. and (b) 28 per cent. I am unable to list the individuals' names as the Department's survey of the ethnic origins of appointees is voluntary and on the understanding that the information collected will be used for statistical purposes only.