§ Jackie BallardTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what new data series separated by gender, race, disability and age have been commissioned by his Department since June 1997. [90823]
§ Mr. MudieIn January 1999 the Department carried out a re-survey of all its staff to update the information held on an individual's ethnic origin and disability information. The response rate by May 1999 was 94 per cent. of all staff.
Information on gender, age, ethnic origin and disability is automatically collected when a member of staff joins the Department. In addition individual members of staff have on-line access to their own computerised personnel file to enable them to notify the Department of any inaccuracies which may be held.