HC Deb 11 May 1999 vol 331 c119W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proportion of his Department(a) in 1997 were and (b) currently are made up of (i) minority ethnic groups and (ii) disabled people; and what extra funds are being directed to reach the related key performance target. [83733]

Mr. Robin Cook

  1. (a) As at 1 April 1997:
    1. (i) 3.4 per cent. of FCO staff were from minority ethnic groups
    2. (ii) 2.0 per cent. of FCO staff were disabled.
  2. (b) As at 1 January 1999:
    1. (i) 3.9 per cent. of FCO staff were from minority ethnic groups
    2. (ii) 2.6 per cent. of FCO staff were disabled.

Expenditure in support of the Department's aim of creating a more diverse workforce has been mainstreamed. It is not, therefore, possible to identify what extra funds are being directed to achieving that aim.