Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions 2026

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Home Office: Special AdvisersHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, further to the answer of 3 June 2026, to Question 3339, on Special Advisers: Public Appointments, how many delivery advisers have been appointed to date, broken down by (a) special advisers, (b) Direc
Answer: The Home Office have not appointed any delivery advisors to date. For part a), a list of special advisers is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers.
Answered 21 Sept 2026
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Ministry of Justice: Special AdvisersMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, further to the answer of 3 June 2026, to Question 3339, on Special Advisers: Public Appointments, how many delivery advisers have been appointed to date, broken down by (a) special advisers, (b) Direct Ministeria
Answer: A list of special advisers is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers.Following the address by the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister to the FDA Union of 15 May 2026, the Ministry of Justice has appointed 2 delivery advisers. Both ...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Special AdvisersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 24139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the answer of 3 June 2026, to Question 3339, on Special Advisers: Public Appointments, how many delivery advisers have been appointed to date, broken down by (a) speci
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Department for Education: Special AdvisersDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, further to the answer of 3 June 2026, to Question 3339, on Special Advisers: Public Appointments, how many delivery advisers have been appointed to date, broken down by (a) special advisers, (b) Direct Minister
Answer: A list of special advisers is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers. The department has made one direct ministerial appointment.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Special AdvisersDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 24137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, further to the answer of 3 June 2026, to Question 3339, on Special Advisers: Public Appointments, how many delivery advisers have been appointed to date, broken down by (a) special advis
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Office for Equality and Opportunity: Special AdvisersWomen and EqualitiesTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24136More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, further to the answer of 3 June 2026, to Question 3339, on Special Advisers: Public Appointments, how many delivery advisers have been appointed to date, broken down by (a) special advisers, (b) Direct Ministe
Answer: A list of special advisers is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers.The Office for Equality and Opportunity has not appointed any delivery advisers to date through the Direct Ministerial Appointment route, as civil servants appointe...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
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Cabinet Office: Special AdvisersCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 24135More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the answer of 3 June 2026, to Question 3339, on Special Advisers: Public Appointments, how many delivery advisers have been appointed to date (1) Cabinet Office and (2) the Office of the Prime Ministe
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Attorney General's Office: Special AdvisersAttorney General's OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24134More
Question: To ask the Attorney General, further to the answer of 3 June 2026, to Question 3339, on Special Advisers: Public Appointments, whether any delivery advisers have been appointed to date, broken down by (a) special advisers, (b) Direct Ministerial Appointme
Answer: No delivery advisers have been appointed either by Direct Ministerial Appointment, as civil servants appointed by exception, or as permanent civil servants appointed through open competition. A list of special advisers is published each year in the Annual...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
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Department of Health and Social Care: EqualityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what specific diversity and inclusion (a) days, (b) weeks and (c) months, were recognised and marked by (i) the department and (ii) NHS England, in the calendar year 2025.
Answer: The requested information is not held centrally by the Department and could only be collated and verified at disproportionate cost.
Answered 18 Sept 2026
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Cabinet Office: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24132More
Question: 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.
Answer: 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 div...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Attorney General's Office: EqualityAttorney General's OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24131More
Question: To ask the Attorney General, what specific diversity and inclusion (a) days, (b) weeks and (c) months, were recognised and marked by (i) the Attorney General’s Office and (ii) each of its superintended departments, in the calendar year 2025.
Answer: The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) promotes awareness of diversity and inclusion through its Diversity and Inclusion Group and by highlighting relevant dates and initiatives throughout the year.In 2025, AGO maintained a calendar of significant diversity ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Equality and Human Rights Commission and Office for Equality and Opportunity: EqualityWomen and EqualitiesTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24130More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what specific diversity and inclusion (a) days, (b) weeks and (c) months, were recognised and marked by the (i) Office for Equality and Opportunity and (ii) Equality and Human Rights Commission, in the calenda
Answer: During the 2025 calendar year, the Office for Equality and Opportunity publicly marked a variety of different days, which can be seen through communications materials and social media content. The EHRC is an independent arm’s length body that is operation...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
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Scotland Office: EqualityScotland OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what specific diversity and inclusion (a) days, (b) weeks and (c) months, were recognised and marked by (i) the department and (ii) each of its agencies, in the calendar year 2025.
Answer: Minister McNeill, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Scotland Office, held two stakeholder receptions in 2025 to mark International Women’s Day and International Coming Out Day.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: EqualityDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what specific diversity and inclusion (a) days, (b) weeks and (c) months, were recognised and marked by (i) the department and (ii) each of its agencies, in the calendar year 2025.
Answer: The information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Northern Ireland Office: EqualityNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what specific diversity and inclusion (a) days, (b) weeks and (c) months, were recognised and marked by (i) the department and (ii) each of its agencies, in the calendar year 2025.
Answer: The Northern Ireland Office has a programme of activity guided by colleagues, which covers a range of topics through blog posts and information sessions. Subjects covered in 2025 were as follows: Mental Health Awareness Week, Black History Month, OCD awar...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: EqualityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what specific diversity and inclusion (a) days, (b) weeks and (c) months, were recognised and marked by (i) the department and (ii) each of its agencies, in the calendar year
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) maintained a Diversity and Inclusion Calendar in 2025 which highlighted a range of voluntary observance days (42), weeks (23), and months (20). Those included - for example - Day of Persons with Disa...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: EqualityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what specific diversity and inclusion (a) days, (b) weeks and (c) months, were recognised and marked by (i) the department and (ii) each of its agencies, in the calendar year 2025.
Answer: Defra and its arm's-length bodies mark a range of external awareness days, weeks and months throughout the year. This provides the opportunity to raise awareness of different aspects of diversity and inclusion, and to support staff networks and wider enga...
Answered 24 Sept 2026
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: EqualityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what specific diversity and inclusion (a) days, (b) weeks and (c) months, were recognised and marked by (i) the department and (ii) each of its agencies, in the calendar year 2025.
Answer: In 2025, the department marked National Inclusion Week as part of its commitment to inclusion. Records of activity in DESNZ agencies are not held centrally by the department.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Ministry of Defence: EqualityMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what specific diversity and inclusion (a) days, (b) weeks and (c) months, were recognised and marked by (i) the department and (ii) each of its agencies, in the calendar year 2025.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not maintain a centrally held list of every diversity and inclusion initiative recognised across the Department and each of its agencies; the requested information could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The MOD...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Department for Work and Pensions: EqualityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what specific diversity and inclusion (a) days, (b) weeks and (c) months, were recognised and marked by (i) the department and (ii) each of its agencies, in the calendar year 2025.
Answer: The information requested is not collated centrally and as approaches may vary across the Department and DWP’s Arm’s Length Bodies, including how activities are organised, recorded and celebrated within each area, undertaking this exercise would require t...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Wales Office: EqualityWales OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what specific diversity and inclusion (a) days, (b) weeks and (c) months, were recognised and marked by (i) the department and (ii) each of its agencies, in the calendar year 2025.
Answer: The Wales Office did not formally mark any specific diversity and inclusion days, weeks or months during the 2025 calendar year and the Department has no agencies.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Transport: EqualityDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what specific diversity and inclusion (a) days, (b) weeks and (c) months, were recognised and marked by (i) the department and (ii) each of its agencies, in the calendar year 2025.
Answer: The Department for Transport does not hold central registers of corporately recognised and marked diversity and inclusion days/weeks/months and so is unable to answer on the grounds of disproportionate cost. This is due to the resource required to conduct...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Home Office: EqualityHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what specific diversity and inclusion (a) days, (b) weeks and (c) months, were recognised and marked by (i) the department and (ii) each of its agencies, in the calendar year 2025.
Answer: This list does not include locally led activity.Diversity and Inclusion CalendarMonthEvents/ThemesJanuaryHolocaust Memorial DayFebruaryLGBT+ History MonthMarchWomen’s History Month / International Women’s Day; Neurodiversity Week;AprilStephen Lawrence Day...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
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Ministry of Justice: EqualityMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what specific diversity and inclusion (a) days, (b) weeks and (c) months, were recognised and marked by (i) the department and (ii) each of its agencies, in the calendar year 2025.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice and its agencies recognised a variety of diversity and inclusion days, weeks, months and religious occasions in 2025.These dates were marked with Intranet articles across the Ministry of Justice and/or its agencies. Other awareness...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: EqualityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what specific diversity and inclusion (a) days, (b) weeks and (c) months, were recognised and marked by (i) the department and (ii) each of its agencies, in the calendar year 202
Answer: The Department (i) does not hold an official list of approved diversity and inclusion days, weeks, or months. All commemorative days, weeks, or months are considered on a case- by-case basis in discussion with our employee networks and senior sponsors inc...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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