§ Baroness Thomas of Walliswoodasked Her Majesty's Government:
What new data series separated by gender, race, disability and age have been commissioned by the Ministry of Defence between June 1997 and the present. [HL3721]
§ Lord BachSince June 1997 the Ministry of Defence has conducted three equal opportunities surveys: an ethnic origin re-survey of MoD civil servants; a tri-service ethnic origin re-survey; and a survey by disability of MoD civil servants. Ethnicity surveys of MoD civil servants and Armed Forces personnel were previously conducted in 1991 and 1996 respectively. We have also conducted analysis of the age of MoD civil servants in order to inform our review of retirement policy.
§ Baroness Thomas of Walliswoodasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the Ministry of Defence has established a baseline for policy appraisal against which to measure progress on equal treatment; and what progress has been achieved. [HL3722]
§ Lord BachAlthough the Ministry of Defence does not have a policy appraisal baseline against which to measure progress on equal treatment, the requirement 5WA to consider the impact of proposals, either directly or indirectly, on different groups of people, including women, is embedded in the department's guidance to policy makers and as such is taken into account as a matter of course.