Asked by: Sharon Hodgson (Labour - Washington and Sunderland West)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what targets his Department has for increasing diversity; and what progress has been made on meeting those targets in the last year.
Answered by Stephen Hammond
I refer the honourable Member to the answer given by my Right Honourable Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Hon Member for Horsham, on 16 June 2014 [Official Report, column 434W].
Asked by: Sharon Hodgson (Labour - Washington and Sunderland West)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration his Department gives to the diversity policies and records of businesses or other organisations when considering their bid for commercial contracts or grants.
Answered by Stephen Hammond
I refer the honourable Member to the answer given by my Right Honourable Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Hon Member for Horsham, on 16 June 2014 [Official Report, column 434W].