§ Mr. VazTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many and what percentage of employees in the Government Car and Despatch Agency are (i) of Asian origin and (ii) of Afro-Caribbean origin. [8930]
§ Dr. David ClarkResponsibility for this matter has been delegated under the terms of the framework document to the Government Car and Despatch Agency. I have asked its chief executive, Mr. Nick Matheson, to write to my hon. Friend.
Letter from Nick Matheson to Mr. Keith Vaz, dated July 1997:
I have been asked by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to reply to your Parliamentary Question on the number and percentage of employees in the Government Car and Despatch Agency who are of Asian or Afro-Caribbean origin.Our records show that the Agency currently employs 2 people of Asian origin (0.78 per cent. of the work force) and 3 people of Afro-Caribbean origin (1.18 per cent. of the work force).
§ Mr. VazTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many and what percentage of civil servants in each of grades one to five in his Department are of(a) Asian origin and (b) Afro-Caribbean origin. [9569]
§ Dr. ClarkNo employee in these grades in my Department has registered his or her origin as being Asian or Afro-Caribbean.