Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, on how many occasions the provision of mandatory training for staff in (a) her Departmental, and (b) UK Export Finance regarding their obligations under the Equality Act 2010 has been cited by those departments as a defence against Section 109 proceedings since the commencement of that Act.
The Department for International Trade and UK Export Finance have not cited the provision of mandatory training given to staff as a defence against Section 109 of the Equality Act 2010 in any proceedings brought in relation to the Equality Act 2010.This is based on the records held in accordance with its retention policies.