§ 20. Mr. CohenTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what measures she is taking to tackle the under-representation of ethnic minorities in the civil service. [116408]
§ Marjorie MowlamThe Government are committed to redressing under-representation and we are actively working to recruit and retain ethnic minorities at all levels in the civil service. Some key measures include the recent appointment of the Senior Adviser to help drive forward our efforts to tackle the under-representation of ethnic minorities particularly at senior levels of the civil service, and the recently launched new video of successful ethnic minority civil servants showing how fulfilling a career in the civil service can be to potential recruits.