§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many people were employed by his Department in each of the years from 1993–94 to 1998–99; if he will break down the total into the categories(a) male, (b) female, (c) registered disability and (d) ethnic minority; and if his Department has an equal opportunities policy. [88684]
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§ Mr. Wicks[pursuant to the reply, 30 June 1999, c.225]: The original answer failed to explain that information on people with a disability and people from an ethnic minority background is not held in the form requested before April 1996. The following table shows the breakdown of available DfEE staff figures from 1993–94 to 1998–99:
(a) (b) (c) (d) Total employed Male Female Registered disability Ethnic minority 1 April 1993 8,978 3,950 5,028 1— 1— 1 April 1994 6,561 2,887 3,674 1— 1— 1 April 1995 5,683 2,500 3,183 1— 1— 1 April 1996 5,212 2,345 2,867 240 324 1 April 1997 4,795 2,206 2,589 226 312 1 April 1998 3,956 1,838 2,118 191 310 1 April 1999 4,094 1,874 2,220 247 347 1 Information on people with a disability and people from an ethnic minority background is not held in the form requested before April 1996.