§ Angela EagleTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what progress has been made in his Department and non-departmental public bodies on implementing the requirements of the Race Relations Amendment Act 2000; and if he will publish the results of the monitoring required by the Act. [117473]
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2001 2002 Qualification level Number Percentage Number Percentage Degrees and above and higher education below degree level 19,000 29 25,000 38 A level + GCSE and equivalents 28,000 43 23,000 34 Other qualifications 18,000 27 18,000 28 Total 65,000 100 67,000 100
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeMy Department and our non-departmental public bodies are fully committed to equality and diversity and to meeting our obligations under the amended Race Relations Act. The Department published its Race Equality Scheme in May 2002 in accordance with the statutory requirements.
The Department's Race Equality Scheme identifies those areas of policy development and internal employment practice most likely to impact on reducing inequalities. All of our functions and policies are assessed for their relevance to race equality, and action plans developed for those assessed as having a high relevance. Implementation of these action plans will be monitored through the annual business planning process. Assessments will continue to be made once every three years. We will publish annually the results of our monitoring.