Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department issues on the number and proportion of (a) Civil Service and (b) public body staff assigned to full-time equivalent staff roles related to equality, diversity and inclusion.

There is no guidance issued on the number and proportion of Civil Service or public bodies staff assigned to full-time equivalent staff roles related to equality, diversity and inclusion. Decisions about this are delegated to Civil Service departments and public bodies. The EDI Expenditure Guidance remains in place.