Universities: Equality

(asked on 9th November 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) collect information on the Gender Equality Plans in UK Universities; and how many full-time equivalent officials work on policies arising from the policy paper entitled Research and development people and culture strategy, published on 22 July 2021.


Answered by
Andrew Griffith Portrait
Andrew Griffith
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
This question was answered on 14th November 2023

Gender Equality Plans (GEPs) are an eligibility criterion for any organisation applying to any part of Horizon Europe funding. Responsibility for the establishment, monitoring and data collection of GEPs, is a matter for UK Universities and for the European Commission.

Policies from the R&D People & Culture Strategy since its launch over two years ago span many areas of my Department, therefore it is not possible to give an exact number for the full-time equivalent officials working on this endeavour.

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