To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what progress has been made in his Department and non-departmental public bodies on implementing the requirements of the Race Relations Amendment Act 2000; and if he will publish the results of the monitoring required by the Act. [117473]
| 2001 | 2002 | |||
| Qualification level | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage |
| Degrees and above and higher education below degree level | 19,000 | 29 | 25,000 | 38 |
| A level + GCSE and equivalents | 28,000 | 43 | 23,000 | 34 |
| Other qualifications | 18,000 | 27 | 18,000 | 28 |
| Total | 65,000 | 100 | 67,000 | 100 |
My Department and our non-departmental public bodies are fully committed to equality and diversity and to meeting our obligations under the amended Race Relations Act. The Department published its Race Equality Scheme in May 2002 in accordance with the statutory requirements.The Department's Race Equality Scheme identifies those areas of policy development and internal employment practice most likely to impact on reducing inequalities. All of our functions and policies are assessed for their relevance to race equality, and action plans developed for those assessed as having a high relevance. Implementation of these action plans will be monitored through the annual business planning process. Assessments will continue to be made once every three years. We will publish annually the results of our monitoring.