To ask the Attorney-General how many (a) black and (b) Asian people work in his private office. [79774]

Information relating to ethnicity is not usually given where numbers are small enough to enable identification of individuals. However, the staff in my private office have consented to the provision of this information. None of the three members of staff at present in my private office is Black or Asian.

To ask the Attorney-General how many (a) women and (b) members of ethnic minorities have been appointed as CPS chief crown prosecutors to date. [79779]

Of the 42 Chief Crown Prosecutors and 3 Assistant Chief Crown Prosecutors for London whose appointments were recently announced, 8 are women and 1 has self-declared as being from an ethnic minority. 4 of those appointed did not complete the Ethnic Minority Self-Declaration form.