HC Deb 25 January 2000 vol 343 cc166-7W
Mr. Stephen Twigg

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what percentage of his Department's staff were(a) registered disabled, (b) women, (c) from ethnic minorities and (d) from (i) independent, (ii) grammar and (iii) other schools in (1) 1970, (2) 1979, (3) 1989 and (4) 1999. [106761]

Mr. Hain

As at 1 April 1999, the percentages were:

Percentage
(a) Registered disabled 2
(b) Women 37
(c) From ethnic minority backgrounds 4

It is not possible to provide the information for the earlier years. To provide information on types of schools staff attended would involve disproportionate costs.