HC Deb 11 April 2002 vol 383 c502W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he expects the 2002 target for ethnic minority representation in the Home Civil Service Senior Civil Service Group will be met on time. [45988]

Dr. John Reid

In its 2001 Departmental Report, the Northern Ireland Office declared its continued commitment to progressing Home Civil Service (HCS) targets for increased ethnic minority representation in the Senior Civil Service. The aim is to have 5 per cent. ethnic minority representation by the end of 2002.

Currently, 4.3 per cent. of the Home Civil Service Senior Civil Service Group are from an ethnic minority background.

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