Question follow-through · 98586
Department for Work and Pensions: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in his Department are permitted to undertake diversity-related network time during core working hours; and what proportion of overall working time are they permitted to spend on such netw
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 9 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 7 Jan 2026 · 29 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in his Department are permitted to undertake diversity-related network time during core working hours; and what proportion of overall working time are they permitted to spend on such netw
11 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Jan 2026
Answer published
DWP is transitioning its EDI Networks in line with the new Cabinet Office Guidance. Currently in DWP we have 8 Departmental EDI Networks. Each Network has 2 co-chairs who receive 25% time allowance and up to 10 committee members who receive 10%. When all ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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