Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help increase the number of cadets enrolled in school-based cadet units; what targets his Department has set for increasing cadet numbers in school-based cadet units in each of the next three years; and how much funding his Department has made available to help expand cadet numbers in school-based cadet units in the same period.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the hon. Member’s Questions. I will write to him when the information is available, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will publish an organogram of her Department and the directorates within it.
Answered by Graham Stuart
Organogram data is released by all central government departments and their agencies. Snapshots are published on 31st January, 30th April, 31st July and 31st October. The published data is validated and released in CSV format and OGL-licensed for reuse.
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Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in the (a) the Environment Agency and (b) Rural Payments Agency have job titles which include the words (i) equality, (ii) diversity, (iii) inclusion, (iv) gender, (v) LGBT and (vi) race.
Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
There are 8.8 full-time equivalent staff in the Environment Agency who work for a team with the title EDI (equality, diversity and inclusion). None of their job titles individually refer to equality, diversity, inclusion, gender, LGBT or race.
As of 27 February, the Rural Payments Agency has no staff with job titles which include the words equality, diversity, inclusion, gender, LGBT or race.
The Government is auditing the cost-effectiveness of all activities that support the EDI of the workforce, through the review of EDI spending announced last June. As stated in the Autumn Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Minister for the Cabinet Office will be outlining the final proposals in response to the review in due course.
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2024 to Question 15471 on Ministry of Justice: Equality, how many staff in his Department, excluding its public bodies, have job titles that include the words (a) equality, (b) diversity, (c) inclusion, (d) gender, (e) LGBT and (f) race.
Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) confirms that seven job titles including the words (a) equality, (b) diversity, (c) inclusion, (d) gender, (e) LGBT and (f) race exist in the department (excluding public bodies). As of end of September 2023, the published headcount number for MoJ HQ is 7,263, though these staff provide strategic advice to the nearly 100,000 people employed by the MoJ and its public bodies.
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what units in her Department have responsibility for equalities.
Answered by Graham Stuart
All teams have a duty to consider equality in their own policy areas. The Human Resources directorate is responsible for departmental equality considerations and for providing advice and guidance to the Department on equalities-related issues, including the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED).
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which unit in his Department is responsible for equalities.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
Within the Home Office, internal people-related Equality, Diversity and Inclusion activity sits within the responsibilities of the Home Office Equality, Diversity and Wellbeing Team.
A separate team within our Home Office Analysis and Insight Unit provides expert input to the department on our responsibilities under the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) requirements, under the Equality Act.
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which unit in his Department is responsible for equalities.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
Every Department across Government has a responsibility for equalities.
Under Public Sector Equality Legislation every person working for the Department has a personal responsibility for implementing and promoting commitment to equality in their day-to-day dealings with everyone – including members of the public, other colleagues, employers and partners.
The Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing team are responsible for providing advice on Equality Analysis where activity is colleague facing.
For customer focussed work, the responsibility sits across multiple teams in Policy and Service Delivery.
DWP has a specialist equalities team who can provide their colleagues with advice on equalities-related issues, including the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED). Under the PSED, all public authorities, including Government departments, are required by law to ensure that they have due regard to certain equality considerations when carrying out their functions.
The Government is auditing the cost-effectiveness of all equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) activities, through the review of EDI spending announced last June, to ensure value for money for taxpayers. The Minister for Cabinet Office will be outlining the final proposals in response to the review in due course.
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his oral statement of 4 December 2023 entitled Legal Migration, Official Report, column 41, for what reason the review of the graduate visa route has not been started.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
The Government recognises the importance of reviewing the Graduate route, in line with the Home Secretary’s commitment of 4 December 2023.
We will commission the Migration Advisory Committee to undertake this review at the earliest opportunity.
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff in Arts Council England have job titles which include the words (a) equality, (b) diversity, (c) inclusion, (d) gender, (e) LGBT and (f) race.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The average number of Arts Council England employees (headcount) during the most recent reported year (2022-23) was 700. 11 members of staff have job titles which include one of these words.
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in their Department have job titles that include the words (a) equality, (b) diversity, (c) inclusion, (d) gender, (e) LGBT and (f) race.
Answered by Gareth Davies - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
The Government is auditing the cost-effectiveness of all activities that support the equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) of the workforce, through the review of EDI spending announced last June. As stated in the Autumn Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Minister for Cabinet Office will be outlining the final proposals in response to the review in due course.
There are two members of staff in HM Treasury with the words (a) equality/equalities, (b) diversity, (c) inclusion, (d) gender, (e) LGBT or (f) race included in their job title.