Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Women and Equalities

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh on 2015-11-23.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to tackle race inequality.

James Wharton

The Prime Minister outlined his 2020 vision last Spring, which set out challenging Government targets across Whitehall to increase BAME opportunities, including take-up of apprenticeships, employment, and recruitment in the police and armed forces.

On 26 October many of the country’s top employers, including the Civil Service, committed to ‘name blind’ recruitment processes.