Cabinet Office: Equality

(asked on 28th August 2026) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what specific diversity and inclusion (a) days, (b) weeks and (c) months, were recognised and marked by (i) Cabinet Office and (ii) the Office of the Prime Minister, in the calendar year 2025.


Answered by
Mark Ferguson Portrait
Mark Ferguson
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
This question was answered on 7th September 2026

The Office of the Prime Minister was not established in the period requested and therefore all information relates to the core Cabinet Office only.

Diversity and inclusion marked events have occurred under successive governments.

Below is the specific diversity and inclusion marked events for the Cabinet Office for the calendar year 2025.

Cabinet Office recognised the following diversity and inclusion days in 2025:

  • Holocaust Memorial Day (January)

  • International Women’s Day (March)

  • Young Carer Awareness Day (March)

  • International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (May)

  • Carers Rights Day (June)

  • Neurodiversity Pride Day (June)

  • Bi Visibility Day (September)

  • Menopause Awareness Day (October)

  • International Men’s Day (November)

  • Transgender Day of Remembrance (November)

  • International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December)

Cabinet Office recognised the following diversity and inclusion weeks in 2025:

  • National Inclusion Week (September)

  • Baby Loss Awareness Week (October)

  • Interfaith Week (November)

Cabinet Office recognised the following diversity and inclusion months in 2025:

  • Pride Month (June)

  • South Asian Heritage Month (July)

  • World Alzheimer's Month (September)

  • Blood Cancer Awareness Month (September)

  • Black History Month (October)

  • National Care Leavers Month (November)

  • UK Disability History Month (December)

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