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	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people have been employed at each civil service grade in the (a) Government Equalities Office and (b) Civil Service in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Brent Central
	tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
	uin	262295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>In April 2019, the Government Equalities Office became an integral part of the Cabinet Office. GEO staff are employees of the Cabinet Office, who are responsible for collecting workforce diversity and inclusion data. GEO does not have access to this data as the size of GEO means that individual members of staff could be identifiable. Prior to April 2019, GEO workforce diversity data will have been included in the data of the relevant parent department.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for National Statistics publishes annual data on Civil Service employment in the UK, including ethnicity data by department: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/civilservicestatistics" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/civilservicestatistics</a></p><p> </p><p>In addition, data regarding numbers of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic civil servants by grade is published at: <a href="https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/workforce-and-business/workforce-diversity/civil-service-workforce/latest" target="_blank">https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/workforce-and-business/workforce-diversity/civil-service-workforce/latest</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 19/06/2019 14:38:10 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

1433528

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants employed at Grade 7, or equivalent, and above in each Department identify as BAME.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	126693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>The Declaration on Government Reform commits the Government to drawing on talent from all backgrounds. There are a number of initiatives aimed at supporting colleagues to reach the Senior Civil Service from a diverse range of backgrounds including the Future Leaders Scheme for our Grade 6/7s and Senior Leaders Scheme which is targeted on our SCS Pay Band 1.</p><p> </p><p>The latest data on the Civil Service workforce is published in <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-service-statistics-2021" target="_blank">Civil Service Statistics 2021.</a> This publication includes a breakdown by grade and department. The proportion of ethnic minority civil servants has risen from 9.2% in 2011 to 14.3% in 2021 (up from 13.2% in 2020). This exceeds 13.6%, the proportion of the UK’s economically active population who are from an ethnic minority.</p><p> </p><p>The positive increase in representation has been a steady incremental change over the last four years, underpinned by a programme of work including:</p><ul><li><p>a bespoke career progression offer for the G6/7 talent pipeline, including SCS application support, mentoring and sponsorship,</p></li><li><p>greater promotion of internal talent schemes such as the Future Leaders Scheme and Senior Leaders Scheme, supporting events organised by participants, and</p></li><li><p>accelerating work on the external SCS talent pool - by creating a Task and Finish group to oversee development of the pool and improve representation of disabled and ethnic minority senior leaders.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>Representation is increasing and, whilst this trend is positive, we remain committed to improving representation across the broadest range of diversity, as outlined in the Declaration on Government Reform across our workforce and, in particular, at our most senior grades. To build on the progress made over recent years and target where improvement is still needed, the Government will take a holistic approach to SCS recruitment to identify and remove barriers to underrepresented groups entering and progressing in the SCS.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 01/03/2022 16:19:35 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1536889

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of civil servants at Grade 7 and above are black.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
	uin	73163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The mean annual salary for civil servants at grade 7 and above as of March 2022 was £64,730 in London and £60,000 outside London (including overseas).</p><p>As of March 2022, 2.5% of civil servants (with a reported ethnicity) at grade 7 and above reported their ethnicity as black.</p><p>The mean annual salary for civil servants who reported their ethnicity as black was £33,380, with the median at £31,060, as of March 2022.</p><p>The mean annual salary for senior civil servants working in London as of April 2021 was £88,420, with the median at £80,400. For those outside London (including overseas) the mean was £87,630 and the median was £81,450.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 73162 73165 73166 question first answered 02/11/2022 16:33:55 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1536894

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the (a) mean and (b) median salary for black civil servants.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
	uin	73165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The mean annual salary for civil servants at grade 7 and above as of March 2022 was £64,730 in London and £60,000 outside London (including overseas).</p><p>As of March 2022, 2.5% of civil servants (with a reported ethnicity) at grade 7 and above reported their ethnicity as black.</p><p>The mean annual salary for civil servants who reported their ethnicity as black was £33,380, with the median at £31,060, as of March 2022.</p><p>The mean annual salary for senior civil servants working in London as of April 2021 was £88,420, with the median at £80,400. For those outside London (including overseas) the mean was £87,630 and the median was £81,450.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 73162 73163 73166 question first answered 02/11/2022 16:33:55 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi