Question follow-through · 53605
Race Equality Unit: Staff
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many people are employed in the Race Equality Unit; and if she will publish the number of employees by ethnic group.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Women and Equalities
- Tabled
- 20 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 22 May 2025
- Answer
- 4 Jun 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many people are employed in the Race Equality Unit; and if she will publish the number of employees by ethnic group.
22 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Race Equality Unit currently employs 9 people. Due to the number of employees within the Race Equality Unit being below 10 we are unable to publish the ethnic group information as it would enable individuals to be identified.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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