Asked by: Baroness Kramer (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many BAME civil servants there are at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs at (1) SCS1, (2) SCS2, (3) SCS3, and (4) SCS4, grade.
Answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble
I refer to the published diversity and inclusion data for the Civil Service: www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-inclusion-dashboard/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-dashboard.
The Civil Service is committed to diversity and inclusion and to reflecting the country that we serve, and is taking targeted action to tackle underrepresentation, especially in the Senior Civil Service (SCS). Our workforce data shows that the Civil Service as a whole is broadly representative of the UK’s working population, but there is more to be done to ensure that this diversity is reflected at all levels across departments and professions. Our diversity and inclusion dashboard provides details of the percentage of SCS from an ethnic minority background, but this data does not differentiate the SCS grades (SCS1,2,3,4). Defra is unable to provide the breakdown by SCS grades due to the risk of identifying individuals.
Asked by: Baroness Kramer (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of British fish quotas are controlled by British registered companies owned by non-UK nationals by (1) weight, and (2) value.
Answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble
The information requested is not available. Such information as is available relates to the holding of fixed quota allocation units (FQA), the mechanism by which most quota is allocated in the UK.
We do not routinely keep information on the nationality of FQA holders. Analysis for 2016 suggests that a little over a tenth of UK FQA was held by non-UK nationals. This figure is based on a sample from the FQA Register, is approximate, and is intended as a guide only.
To address the issue of foreign holdings, an economic link condition was introduced to UK licences to make sure a genuine economic benefit is accrued to the UK from the fishing of UK quota. We are considering the economic link condition as part of the development of our future fisheries management arrangements post EU Exit.