Ethnic Minorities (Hansard, 18 July 1997)

HC Deb 18 July 1997 vol 298 c352W 352W

§ Mr. Vaz
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many and what percentage of civil servants in each of grades 1 to 5 in his Department are of(a) Asian origin and (b) Afro-Caribbean origin. [9570]

§ Mr. Spellar
The number and percentage of permanent civilian staff in my Department and its Agencies in each of the grades 1 to 5 who have indicated that they are of(a) Asian origin and (b) Afro-Caribbean origin in the MOD's ethnic origin survey are shown below:

Grade level Asian origin Afro-Caribbean origin Percentage of staff in grade

Grades 1–4 Nil Nil Nil

Grade 5 6 Nil 3.2

Grade level	Asian origin	Afro-Caribbean origin	Percentage of staff in grade
Grades 1–4	Nil	Nil	Nil
Grade 5	6	Nil	3.2