Question follow-through · 5198
Scotland Office: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many positions in his Department included (a) diversity, (b) inclusion, (c) equity and (d) equality in their job title in each of the last five years; and what the total cost of the salaries of each such job
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Scotland Office
- Tabled
- 10 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 12 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 13 Sept 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many positions in his Department included (a) diversity, (b) inclusion, (c) equity and (d) equality in their job title in each of the last five years; and what the total cost of the salaries of each such job
12 Sept 2024
Target answer date
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13 Sept 2024
Answer published
The Scotland Office has not had any positions that have included (a) diversity, (b) inclusion, (c) equity or (d) equality in their job title in any of the last five years.
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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