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Mr. Stephen Twigg: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what percentage of her Department's staff were (a) registered disabled, (b) women, (c) from ethnic minorities and (d) from (i) independent, (ii) grammar and (iii) other schools in (1) 1970, (2) 1979, (3) 1989 and (4) 1999. [106759]
Mr. Stringer: The first year for which there are records containing statistical information about ethnic minorities and staff with disabilities is 1989. Prior to this date surveys of the ethnic origin of staff or those with disabilities were not carried out in a comprehensive way. Information about the educational background of staff could be obtained only by searching individual records of staff.
Table for 1970, 1979, 1989 and 1999 are as follows:
| Disabled | Women(27) | Ethnic minorities | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | (28)-- | 25 | (28)-- |
| 1979 | (28)-- | 40 | (28)-- |
| 1989(29) | 0.82 | 55 | 6.2 |
| 1999(30) | 1.26 | 48.39 | 9.02 |
(27) Figures for 1979 are full-time equivalent, other figures are based on head count
(28) Not available
(29) Includes Office of Minister of the Civil Service
(30) Voluntary self-classification based on the definition contained in the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
Recycling
Mr. Dobbin:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what policy she has on the recycling of materials produced by her Department. [108472]
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Mr. Stringer:
My Department's policy on recycling materials reflects our overall approach for waste management to reduce, reuse, recycle and recover.
We are currently preparing a sustainable development strategy for greening the Cabinet Office's and its Agencies' operations taking account of Government policies and best practice. This strategy will include waste reduction targets taking account of the Government target
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for all Departments to recover a minimum of 40 per cent. of total office waste, with at least 25 per cent. of that recovery coming from recycling or composting in 2000-01. We are undertaking a waste audit and will use the results of the audit to establish baselines, against which the targets can be set and performance measured. The Cabinet Office agencies are similarly working towards the Green Ministers target. We currently recycle paper, cardboard, bottles and cans.