questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve BAME representation in ranks above Major in the Army.
answerText: As set out in the published biannual diversity statistics, there are 70 people of ethnic minorities (excluding white minorities) of rank Lieutenant Colonel and above in the British Army, as at 1st April 2023: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-ar...
heading: Army: Ethnic Groups