Question follow-through · 30621

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many full time equivalent equality, diversity and inclusion positions are there in her Department including those unfilled.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
11 Feb 2025
Target answer date
13 Feb 2025
Answer
24 Feb 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many full time equivalent equality, diversity and inclusion positions are there in her Department including those unfilled.

  2. 13 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    We can confirm that the department holds this information, but we are withholding it as we cannot provide details where the numbers are five or fewer as the individuals concerned in this group or in other groups could be identifiable.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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