Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what was the total cost of facility time to the (1) Office for Equality and Opportunity and (2) Equality and Human Rights Commission in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26; and what was the headcount number of facility time staff in each; how many were 100% facility time; and whether funding was provided for trade union activities in each of those years.

Data on facility time is not held centrally. The Office for Equality and Opportunity does not centrally hold information/data on individuals facility time spent and the costs associated.