Written question asked by Eric Martlew (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 January 1995. It was answered by Lord Soames of Fletching (Conservative) on Monday, 23 January 1995 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

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Ministry of Defence

Question

How many members of the ethnic minorities are now serving in the Household Cavalry; and if he will comment on the progress that has been made following the investigation into recruitment practices by the Commission of Racial Equality. - Includes fact that ethnic monitoring in the Army does not distinguish the units to which individual soldiers and officers belong.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

253 c1-2W

Session

1994-95

Subjects

Armed forces Army Ethnic groups Recruitment Staff Minority groups Racial discrimination Household Cavalry

Contains statistics

Yes