Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 26 March (HL5733), whether it is their policy that civil servants may self-identify as having a neurodivergent condition.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

All of the demographic questions asked on HR systems are dependent on self-identification. There may be situations where additional information is required about a condition for example to support the provision of reasonable adjustments.

This will depend on the condition, but also the nature of requested adjustments.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 20 March (HL5765), which arm's-length bodies are in the process of being set up, and what estimate they have made of the annual cost of each.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The Cabinet Office considers an ALB to be in the process of being set up when we have either received a business case for a proposed new body, or the proposal has been allowed to seek approval retrospectively. We then conduct a detailed process to ensure there is sufficient due diligence to establish a clear rationale for a proposed new body. The following bodies are in the process of being set up: There are currently 26 proposed public bodies, which are as follows:

• Skills England

• Armed Forces Commissioner

• Infected Blood Compensation Authority

• NISTA

• Fair Work Agency

• Industrial Strategy Council

• Independent Football Regulator

• Great British Energy - NDPB

• School Support Staff Negotiating Body

• National Data Library

• Regulatory Innovation Office

• National Wealth Fund - NMD

• Anti-Money Laundering Supervision Reform Body

• Technical Advisory Panel

• "Project Seahorse"

• Border Security Command

• Passenger Standards Authority

• National Care Service

• National Centre of Policing

• Ethics and Integrity Commission

• Building Standards Regulatory Body

• AI Regulation Body

• Adult Social Care Negotiating Body

• Local Audit Office

• Office of Product Standards and Safety

• Tax Advisory Body - Advisory NDPB

• Animal Welfare Advisory Body

• Heat Network Technical Assurance Scheme (HNTAS)

• Ploughshare

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 19 March (HL5463), how many people the Department for Education employs on zero-hour contracts.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)

The department does not have any employees on zero-hour contracts.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 19 March (HL5463), how many people the Cabinet Office employs on zero-hour contracts.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

There are no civil servants employed by the Cabinet Office on zero hour contracts.

Question to the Attorney General:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 19 March (HL5463), how many people the Attorney General's Office employs on zero-hour contracts.

Answered by Lord Hermer - Attorney General

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) does not employ any staff on a zero-hour contract. The AGO has a mix of permanent and fixed term contracts.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 19 March (HL5463), how many people the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero employs on zero-hour contracts.

Answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) does not employ people on 0 hour contracts.

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 19 March (HL5463), how many people the Department for Culture, Media and Sport employs on zero-hour contracts.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Zero. DCMS does not have this type of contract.