Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 12159 on Cabinet Office: Marketing, whether the Equality and Human Rights Commission has undertaken any expenditure on branded goods since the Government Chief Commercial Officer letter.

The EHRC is an independent arm’s length body that is operationally independent of the Government, and it is for the EHRC to decide on how it allocates its budget and operational activity. The Equality Act 2006 sets out the legal duty for the Secretary of State to lay before Parliament a copy of EHRC's Annual Reports and Accounts for the previous financial year. On 8 July, the EHRC published its Annual Report and Accounts for the financial year 2025-2026, which can be found here: https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/about-us/transparency-and-corporate-reporting/annual-reports.