Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much the Department for International Trade spent on (a) training and (b) staff supporting equality, diversity and inclusivity in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.

(a) The former Department for International Trade spent a) £21,245 in the 2021-2022 financial year and b) £16,990 in the 2022-2023 financial year, on training supporting equality, diversity and inclusivity.

(b) Staff whose role it was to work on equality, diversity and inclusivity cost the Department for International Trade a) £347,630 in the 2021-2022 financial year, and b) £258,479 in the 2022-2023 financial year.