§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many(a) men and (b) women from ethnic minority backgrounds are serving in each of the British armed services. [107121]
§ Mr. SpellarAs at 1 December 1999, the latest date for which figures are available, there were 2,113 men and 210 women from ethnic backgrounds serving in the UK regular Armed Forces. The individual figures for each Service are:
Men Women Naval Service 350 25 Army 1,219 136 RAF 544 49