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Trade and Industry written question – answered on 10th December 2002.

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Photo of Keith Vaz Keith Vaz Labour, Leicester East

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many ethnic minority persons are employed at each grade in her Department.

Photo of Patricia Hewitt Patricia Hewitt Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry

We monitor ethnicity through a voluntary survey of staff. The latest data show that 659 persons have indicated that they are of ethnic minority origin. The table gives a breakdown of that number according to DTI ranges.

DTI Range Number of persons
2 44
3 60
4 180
5 67
6 122
7 39
8 69
9 29
10 30
11 14
Senior civil servant 5
Total 659
DTI Ranges Civil Service Grade Equivalent
2 AA
3 and 4 AO
5 and 6 EO
7 and 8 HEO
9 SEO
10 Grade 7
11 Grade 6
Senior civil servant

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