HC Deb 07 February 2002 vol 379 c1124W
Dr. Gibson

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what percentage of administrative fast stream entrants to the Civil Service in each of the last four years has been(a)female, (b) members of ethnic minority groups, (c) from independent schools and went to Oxford and Cambridge and (d) have (i) arts and (ii) science degrees. [34045]

Mr. Leslie

Our aim is to increase awareness and attract applications from a diverse range of candidates to the Fast Stream Development Programme. We do not collate data on the schools that entrants have attended. The information on gender, ethnicity, Oxford and Cambridge and arts and science degrees is as follows:

2000–01 1999–2000 1998–99 1997–98
Female
Percentage 47.7 50 38.7 39
Number 203 153 91 108
Ethnic minority
Percentage 6.8 5.9 3.4 2.5
Number 29 18 8 7
Oxbridge
Percentage 32.2 30.1 34.5 34.3
Number 137 92 81 95

Percentage
Arts Science related Other
2000–01 70 22 8
1999–2000 74 20 6
1998–99 76 19 5
1997–98 72 21 7