HC Deb 19 November 2003 vol 413 cc877-8W
Mr. Ben Chapman

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will make a statement on progress towards achieving ethnic diversity within the senior civil service. [139750]

Mr. Alexander

The Government are strongly committed to achieving ethnic diversity in the senior civil service and to ensuring that the civil service is fully representative of the community it serves.

Latest data, for April 2003, show that ethnic minorities make up 2.8 per cent. at senior civil service level, up from 1.6 per cent. in 1998. Our target is for

£ million
Financial year

unit established

 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–031 Budget

2003–04
Prime Minister's Delivery Unit 2001–02 0 0 0.9 3.1 3.8
Office of Public Services Reform 2001–02 0 0 2.0 5.7 4.2
Office of the e-Envoy 1999–2000 38.5 22.7 25.5 24.8 17.5
1 Subject to audit.

Norman Lamb

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many staff are employed in the(a) Prime Minister's Delivery Unit, (b) Office of Public Services Reform and (c) Office of the e-Envoy; where these staff are located; and if he will make a statement. [139776]

Mr. Alexander

As at 3 November 2003, there were 28 staff working in the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit, 40 working in the Office of Public Services Reform and 105 in the Office of the e-Envoy. These figures are for Cabinet Office employees and are rounded to full-time equivalents. All of these units are based in central London.

Norman Lamb

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many times the(a) Cabinet Office Strategy ethnic minorities to make up 3.2 per cent. of the senior civil service by 2004–05.