Ethnic Minority Employment Task Force

The Strategy Unit Report

In March 2001, the Prime Minister commissioned the Strategy Unit to undertake a project on improving the employment performance of ethnic minorities.

The Strategy Unit, which published its final report in March 2003, examined a range of factors influencing the labour market achievement of ethnic minority people, and set out three specific categories of policy measures to address the many barriers to success in employment:

The Task Force

The report also recommended the creation of a Ministerial Task Force, chaired by the Minister for Work, to oversee the implementation of the SU recommendations and ensure that they are fully embedded into the cross-Whitehall ethnic minority strategy.

The Task Force, which meets on a quarterly basis, comprises Ministers from the key departments tasked with taking forward the strategy, together with representatives from other public bodies and the private sector:


Ministers

Minister Name Department
Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform
Rt Hon Jim Knight MP Department for Work and Pensions
Economic Secretary to the Treasury
Ian Pearson MP Her Majesty's Treasury
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Lord Young of Norwood Green Department of Business, Innovation and Skills
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Shahid Malik MP Department for Communities and Local Government
Parliamentary Secretary
Dawn Butler MP Cabinet Office
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Equality
Michael Foster MP Government Equalities Office
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Meg Hillier MP Home Office
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Diana Johnson MP Department for Children, Schools and Families


Other Members

Alan Christie
Equalities and Human Rights Commission
Arun Batra
London Development Agency
Leslie Manasseh
Trades Union Congress
Katja Hall
Confederation of British Industry
Mahroof Hussain of Rotherham
Local Government Association
Iqbal Wahhab
Ethnic Minority Advisory Group
Liz Sayce
UK Commission for Employment and Skills

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