Written question asked by Keith Vaz (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 22 May 1997. It was answered by Peter Kilfoyle (Labour) on Thursday, 22 May 1997 on behalf of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Question: How many civil servants, of each grade, in the Office of Public Service, were of Asian origin, on 5th May. -

Answer: Mr. Vaz: To ask the Chancellor or the Duchy of Lancaster how many civil servants of each grade in the Office of Public Service were of Asian origin, on 5 May. [724] Mr. Kilfoyle: The total number of civil servants, by grade, in the Cabinet Office, the Office of Public Service and its executive agencies on that date were as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Grade Total number of staff in grade Number with Asian background Non-industrial staff Grade 6 52 1 Senior Executive Officers 131 2 Higher Executive Officers 201 4 AT/HEO(D) 21 1 Executive Officers 296 10 Administrative Officers 360 14 Administrative Assistants 63 7 Professional and Technology Officer 36 1 Higher Scientific Officer 1 1 Assistant Information Officer 1 1 Assistant Statistician 1 1 Personal Secretaries 90 5 Typists 32 2 Support Grade Band 1 70 1 Industrial staff Drivers 204 2 Custody Guards 332 10 Inspector 4 1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Under the department's equal opportunities policy, all staff joining the department are invited to provide details of their ethnic background to enable effective monitoring of the policy. The information is provided by individuals on a voluntary basis.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 724; 294 c145-6W
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: Civil servants Civil service Government departments Ethnic groups Staff Minority groups Office of Public Service and Science Cabinet Office Asians Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Contains statistics: Yes