§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many(a) men and (b) women from ethnic communities were serving in the British forces on 1 May. [54640]
§ Mr. IngramFigures for 1 May 2002 are not yet available. A re-survey of the ethnic origin of armed forces personnel is currently being undertaken using the categories contained in the national census of 2001. The last available figures using the previous ethnic categories are those of 1 October 2001 and are as follows:
Ethnic minority (EM) Number EM as a percentage of EM plus non-EM Male 3,173 1.73 Female 314 1.92 Total 3,487 1.75