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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-30more like thismore than 2015-11-30
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Business: Ethnic Groups more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to commission a review into the obstacles that prevent more people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds from reaching senior positions in business, similar to the Women on Boards review by Lord Davies of Abersoch. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
uin HL4037 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-12-10more like thismore than 2015-12-10
answer text <br /><p>Government believes that businesses benefit from a rich and wide talent pool including people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds.</p><p>Government is fully supportive of the private led Diversity initiative chaired by Sir John Parker who are currently considering this issue. We expect the group to report on their findings in 2016.</p><p>There are no current plans for Government to commission a separate review into the obstacles that are preventing more people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds from reaching senior positions in the boardroom.</p><br /> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-12-10T12:35:15.413Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-10T12:35:15.413Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
tabling member
1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this