HC Deb 24 July 1997 vol 298 cc681-2W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department for what reason

Grade Civil Service equivalent Asian origin Afro-caribbean origin
Number Percentage Number Percentage
Senior Civil Service 1 5.56 0
Senior Registration Assistant 1 Grade 6 0 0
Senior Registration Assistant 2 Grade 2 0 0
Senior Registration Assistant (Lawyer) Grade 6 or 7 2 1.83 0
Registration Executive 1 SEO 3 1.10 1 0.37
Registration Executive 2 HEO 6 1.20 1 0.20

The percentage figures are expressed as a percentage of staff within each grade who responded to the ethnic survey. The overall response rate is 94.4 per cent. within the Land Registry.

officials from the Public Record Office are carrying out a review to estimate the cost of opening Government files after (a) 20 and (b) 25 years; what are the terms of reference of this review; when it began; when it is expected to end; and if copies of the report arising out of the review will be made available to the public. [9469]

Mr. Hoon

The work forms part of the preparation of the Government's White Paper on freedom of information, which will be published later in the year.