To ask the Minister for Women and Equality how many people from ethnic minority backgrounds are employed by the Government Equalities Office. (279377)

The Government Equalities Office employs 23 staff (20 per cent. of its workforce) from ethnic minority backgrounds.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equality how many (a) women and (b) men are employed by the Government Equalities Office. (279378)

The Government Equalities Office employs 69 women and 36 men.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equality how many staff the Government Equalities Office has employed in each month since October 2007. (279379)

The Government Equalities Office has employed the following number of staff since it was established in October 2007. A monthly breakdown is not available for the first year of GEO’s operations. Since the implementation of GEO’s own set of terms and conditions in October 2008 automated recording of staff numbers has been introduced and monthly data are available.