Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what targets his Department has for increasing diversity; and what progress has been made on meeting those targets in the last year.

The Department currently works towards meeting the diversity representation targets set by the Cabinet Office for Senior Civil Servants. Our current rates against those targets are:

• Females in SCS – 34% (Target 39%)
• Females at PB2 or above – 21% (Target 34%)
• Disability – 3% (Target 5%)
• Ethnicity – 1% (Target 5%)