§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many and what percentage of employees, in each pay band, responsible, are of(a) Asian origin and (b) Afro-Caribbean origin. [8956]
§ Mr. FatchettIt is not possible to give precise statistics because the information we hold concerning ethnic origins is based on questionnaires completed voluntarily by staff. On the basis of those questionnaires, the position is as follows:
survey made public. Since some of them are not so prepared, I regret that I cannot give the information requested.
§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 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. [9567]
§ Mr. FatchettStaff within this Department are not obliged to report their ethnic origins. According to a regular survey of staff, conducted on a voluntary and confidential basis, this Department employs no civil servants of Asian or Afro-Caribbean origin in the equivalents of home civil service grades 1 to 5.