HC Deb 18 July 1997 vol 298 c372W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many and what percentage of civil servants in each of grades 1 to 7 in her Department are of(a) Asian origin and (b) Afro-Caribbean origin. [9565]

Mr. Nigel Griffiths

The figures for the DTI, on a headcount basis and excluding Executive Agencies, on 17 July 1997 are as follows:

Asian origin Afro Caribbean origin
Grade level Number of respondents Percentage Number of respondents Percentage
Senior Civil Service 0 0 0 0
Grades 6 and 7 8 1.2 1 0.15

The figures for grade levels include all equivalent grades. About 8 per cent. of staff have chosen not to respond to the Department's ethnic origin survey.