HC Deb 10 December 2002 vol 396 c187W
Keith Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many ethnic minority persons are employed at each grade in her Department. [84924]

Ms Hewitt

We monitor ethnicity through a voluntary survey of staff. The latest data show that 659 persons have indicated that they are of ethnic minority origin. The table gives a breakdown of that number according to DTI ranges.

DTI Range Number of persons
2 44
3 60
4 180
5 67
6 122
7 39
8 69
9 29
10 30
11 14
Senior civil servant 5
Total 659

DTI Ranges Civil Service Grade Equivalent
2 AA
3 and 4 AO
5 and 6 EO
7 and 8 HEO
9 SEO
10 Grade 7
11 Grade 6
Senior civil servant