Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were employed by his Department to work on matters relating to equality, diversity and inclusivity in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.
The Department for Work and Pensions has a dedicated team of people working on matters relating to equality, diversity, and inclusivity. In March 2021 there were 23 colleagues working on the team. This was increased to 30 colleagues by March 2022.