HC Deb 30 July 1997 vol 299 cc314-5W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list the number and proportion of(a) Asians and (b) Afro-Caribbeans in each grade in the civil service. [11103]

Dr. David Clark

Information on the ethnic origin of civil servants is collected using a voluntary, self-classification, confidential questionnaire. The number

align="center">Grade Level by ethnic origin
Grade level Afro-Caribbean Percentage Caribbean Afro-Asian Percentage Asian Total Respondents
SCS (1–5) 13 0.34 43 1.13 3,819
6 18 0.42 91 2.10 4,325
7 82 0.55 216 1.45 14,906
SEO 68 0.33 263 1.28 20,500
HEO 553 0.84 736 1.12 65,839
EO 1,494 1.54 2,280 2.35 96,929
AO 4,275 2.97 5,873 4.08 14,4099
AA 2,212 3.47 2,684 4.20 63,837
Other 5 0.33 8 0.53 1,505
Summary information 8,720 1.20 12,194 2.03 415,759