Question follow-through · 21074

Department of Health and Social Care: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether all DHSC Arm's Length Bodies reported external EDI expenditure to the Cabinet Office for 2024-25 in line the Cabinet Office EDI expenditure guidance.

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
15 Sept 2026 · 18 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether all DHSC Arm's Length Bodies reported external EDI expenditure to the Cabinet Office for 2024-25 in line the Cabinet Office EDI expenditure guidance.

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The information requested is not held by the Department. Civil Service Arm’s Length Bodies are responsible for managing their external expenditure in line with the Civil Service Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Expenditure Guidance. The guidance only app...

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