Question follow-through · 110247

Transgender People: Equality

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many full-time equivalent staff are currently assigned primarily to policy work relating to transgender matters within the Office for Equality and Opportunity.

answeredWomen and Equalities

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Answering body
Women and Equalities
Tabled
2 Feb 2026
Target answer date
4 Feb 2026
Answer
10 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many full-time equivalent staff are currently assigned primarily to policy work relating to transgender matters within the Office for Equality and Opportunity.

  2. 4 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Office for Equality and Opportunity has responsibility for a range of equalities matters. The specific number of staff allocated to work on any particular issue is based on resource need at any one time.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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