Written question asked by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Monday, 31 October 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 November 2016. It was answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative) on Wednesday, 2 November 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Defence Intelligence: Staff
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian staff within Defence Intelligence are (a) men, (b) women and (c) from black and minority ethnic groups.
- Answer
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The Defence Intelligence civilian workforce has some 1,425 people, comprising 915 men (64%) and 510 women (36%).
Recording ethnicity across the Department is voluntary and within Defence Intelligence about 255 (some 18%) of civilian staff chose not to declare if they were from a BAME background. Those who declared as BAME number some 60, or about 5%. This compares favourably to the wider MOD figure of some 4%.
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- 50996
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- 2016-17
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- Staff Defence Intelligence
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- Yes
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