Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will provide a breakdown of costs incurred by the HMPPS Disparities Unit in each of the last three years, including (a) staff numbers and (b) staff salaries.

The HMPPS Disparities Unit employed an average of 20 full-time-equivalent staff during the year to 31 March 2026. Total costs for the Unit including salaries, employer pension contributions, employer National Insurance contributions and other costs were £1.7 million.

As this area of work underwent changes in scope and structure during the specified period, comparable figures for earlier years are not available.