§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many of her Department's and agencies' full-time employees as at 1 June were employed on salaries(a) under £20,000, (b) between £20,001 and £40,000, (c) between £40,001 and £65,000, (d) between £65,001 and £115,000 and (e) over £115,000; in each group, what percentage were (i) female and (ii) from ethnic minorities; and if she will make a statement. [83647]
§ Ms HewittThe table lists the numbers of full-time staff in the DTI and its agencies on 1 June 2002 in the salary bands set out in the question. For each band it846W gives the percentage that are female and from ethnic minorities, except the highest where the numbers are small enough for individuals to be identified.
Percentage Salary band Total staff Female Ethnic minority Under £20,000 4,224 56.6 15.9 £20,001 to £40,000 3,373 33.9 10.7 £40,001 to £65,000 885 18.2 3.7 £65,001 to £115,000 131 21.4 3.1 Over £115,000 3 — — Total 8,616 43.2 12.4 I am committed to ensuring that the proportions at all levels properly reflect the proportion of women and ethnic minorities in the UK population and have prepared a strategy to identify actions to address this.