Rupert Lowe MP: written questions
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Ministry of Justice: EqualityMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will publish the total cost to the public purse for the provision of diversity, equality and inclusion courses for staff in her Department in 2024.
Answer: Ministry of Justice Headquarters spent £2,101 in 2024 on a course which includes the awareness of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in a leadership training series delivered via the Cabinet Office Learning Frameworks provision. All Ministry of Justi...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: EqualityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the total cost to the public purse for the provision of diversity, equality and inclusion courses for staff in her Department in 2024.
Answer: The total cost of centrally-funded EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) courses for MHCLG from January to December 2024 was £47,272.The figure above covers costs relating to centrally-funded L&D activity where training includes the awareness of div...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: EqualityMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the total cost to the public purse for the provision of diversity, equality and inclusion courses for staff in his Department in 2024.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence remains committed to making the step changes required to create a more inclusive environment, enabling everyone, irrespective of background, to deliver our Defence outputs, enhance our operational effectiveness, and better defend a...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: EqualityHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the total cost to the public purse for the provision of diversity, equality and inclusion courses for staff in her Department in 2024.
Answer: The cost of training which covers the statutory obligations of civil servants under the Equality Act 2010 cannot be disaggregated from wider training costs because it often forms part of a wider learning package.The Cabinet Office last year audited the co...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: EqualityTreasuryTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29149More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the total cost to the public purse for the provision of diversity, equality and inclusion courses for staff in her Department in 2024.
Answer: HM Treasury has spent £0 on diversity, equality and inclusion courses for staff in the calendar year 2024.
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: EqualityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish the total cost to the public purse for the provision of diversity, equality and inclusion courses for staff in his Department in 2024.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) does not have a centrally organised Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) training offer, instead we use courses provided via Civil Service Learning. A small discretionary budget is available to s...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: EqualityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the total cost to the public purse for the provision of diversity, equality and inclusion courses for staff in her Department in 2024.
Answer: In the 12 months from January 2024 to December 2024, the Department has not delivered any diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) courses centrally. This refers to any courses where the training includes awareness of DEI as the main theme of the training....
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: EqualityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish the total cost to the public purse for the provision of diversity, equality and inclusion courses for staff in her Department in 2024.
Answer: In the Department for Work and Pensions diversity with regard to employees is defined as valuing difference, diversity, and inclusion, ensuring fairness and opportunity for all. This includes promoting diversity, inclusion, and equality of opportunity, re...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: EqualityDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the total cost to the public purse for the provision of diversity, equality and inclusion courses for staff in her Department in 2024.
Answer: The Department for Transport provides an online training course entitled “Civil Service Expectations”. The course focuses on diversity and inclusion, The Equality Act 2010, Civil Service code, and Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy. This cours...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: EqualityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will publish the total cost to the public purse for the provision of diversity, equality and inclusion courses for staff in her Department in 2024.
Answer: Under data transparency publications, the department publishes transactions over £25,000. As EDI spend is less than this, it won’t be published.
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: EqualityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the total cost to the public purse for the provision of diversity, equality and inclusion courses for staff in her Department in 2024.
Answer: The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) uses the Civil Service Learning Frameworks for the provision of diversity, equality and inclusion training for our people. The financial information held by the department is limited to custom...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: EqualityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish the total cost to the public purse for the provision of diversity, equality and inclusion courses for staff in her Department in 2024.
Answer: This information can only be obtained at disproportionate cost, as we do not theme our learning records by diversity, equality and inclusion.
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: EqualityDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the total cost to the public purse for the provision of diversity, equality and inclusion courses for staff in her Department in 2024.
Answer: The department spent £190,000 on diversity and inclusion learning and development courses in 2024, defined as courses where the main theme of the training is diversity, equality and inclusion.
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: EqualityDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish the total cost to the public purse for the provision of diversity, equality and inclusion courses for staff in her Department in 2024.
Answer: The only expenditure on D&I training in 2024 was £6,600 for a British Sign Language training programme of workshops for 12 staff in Manchester.
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: EqualityDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish the total cost to the public purse for the provision of diversity, equality and inclusion courses for staff in her Department in 2024.
Answer: In 2024, DBT spent a total of £1,199.93 incl. VAT on D&I courses. This is based on the assumption that EDI training refers to training where awareness of EDI issues is the main theme of the training.
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29138More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the total cost to the public purse for the provision of diversity, equality and inclusion courses for staff in her Department in 2024.
Answer: The total cost to the public purse for the provision of diversity, equality and inclusion courses for staff in Cabinet Office in 2024 was £0.
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAttorney General's Office: EqualityAttorney GeneralTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29137More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, if she will publish the total cost to the public purse for the provision of diversity, equality and inclusion courses for staff in her Department in 2024.
Answer: The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) remains committed to making the step changes required to create a more inclusive environment, enabling all staff, irrespective of background, to deliver high quality work at the Department.Equality, diversity and inclus...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDriver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Translation ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent on (a) translation and (b) interpretation for people contacting the DVLA in 2024.
Answer: In the financial year 2023-24 the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency spent a total of £28,403 on translation and interpretation services, including Welsh language and sign language translations.
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDriver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Telephone ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average waiting time for people phoning and (b) time people spent on hold for the DVLA was in 2024.
Answer: In the calendar year 2024, the average waiting time for someone telephoning the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to be connected to an advisor was 12 minutes 8 seconds.
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Telephone ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average (a) waiting time for people calling and (b) time people spent on hold for her Department was in 2024.
Answer: The table below shows the Average Speed of Answer and Total Hold Time, in an hours, minutes and seconds (hh:mm:ss) format, for all people calling DWP during the calendar year, 2024. Calendar YearAverage Time to Answer (hh:mm:ss)Average Hold Time (hh:mm:ss...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: Translation ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much was spent on (a) translation and (b) interpretation by (i) NHS Trusts, (ii) James Paget University Hospitals Trust and (iii) the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in 2024.
Answer: The information requested on spend on translation and interpretation services by National Health Service trusts is not held centrally, as data is held at integrated care board level.Across 2024, the Telephone Appointments Line team used third party transl...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Translation ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department spent on (a) external tenders and (b) contracts for (i) translation and (ii) interpretation services in the NHS in 2024.
Answer: The Department’s expenditure with external suppliers of translation or interpretation services in the 2024 calendar year was £16,833. This was mainly for providing accessible, easy to understand versions of technical and legal documents for patients and t...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordJobcentres: Translation ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on translation in Jobcentres in 2024.
Answer: The total spent on translation in Jobcentres in 2024 was £882,118. This figure includes International Pension Service.
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS 111: Translation ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much was spent on (a) translation and (b) interpretation on the 111 NHS contact number in 2024.
Answer: The NHS 111 service is nationally specified and locally commissioned. Each NHS 111 provider is responsible for procuring language interpretation services. The only centrally procured interpreting service is British Sign Language, as this is a seperate vid...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts: Translation ServicesMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on (a) translation and (b) interpretation in courts in 2024.
Answer: This question has been interpreted to mean spend for all language services, both translation and interpretation provided in a court setting, and for printed materials available in HMCTS buildings.Information is not held disaggregated as (a) translation an...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
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