Civil Service: Equality
(asked on 17th July 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Civil Service 2024/2025 External Expenditure on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion of 30 May 2025, if he will list (a) the suppliers and (b) a breakdown of the expenditure related to the £3,779 of expenditure on (i) LGBT+ and (ii) Humanists’ Convention.
This question was answered on 22nd July 2025
See below the suppliers and a breakdown on the expenditure requested:
| Description | Spend | Supplier |
| Carers UK Membership | £2,500 | Carers UK |
| Rainbow Flag | £350 | This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost to the department |
| Rainbow Pins | £225 | This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost to the department |
| Catering for Ramadan Event | £400 | This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost to the department |
| Holocaust Memorial Day event (train ticket for Speaker) | £160 | Train Ticket Reimbursed to an External Speaker |
| Humanists Convention | £144 | Humanists UK |