Question follow-through · 41935
Department of Health and Social Care: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what diversity, equality and inclusion targets his Department has for staff recruitment.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 27 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 31 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 4 Apr 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
27 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what diversity, equality and inclusion targets his Department has for staff recruitment.
31 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Apr 2025
Answer published
The Department does not have any diversity, equality, or inclusion targets for recruitment. The Department does, however, aim to ensure that its staff are drawn from all walks of life and are representative of the public it serves.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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