Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to House of Lords Question HL517 on Civil Service: Expenditure, what plans his Department has to review the (a) Ministerial controls and exceptions on and (b) departments that can authorise equality, diversity and inclusion expenditure; and if he will publish granted exceptions to spending controls.

The Civil Service Equality Diversity and Inclusion Expenditure Guidance which was published on 14 May, remains in place.