A question on #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #Equality tabled by Mr Peter Bedford on 17-03-2025 has been answered by Catherine West.

Heading: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Equality
Question ID: 1785404
UIN: 38867
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-17
Asking Member ID: 5330
Asking Member display name: Mr Peter Bedford
Asking Member handle: peterabedford
Asking Member Twitter reference: @peterabedford
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether they have made an estimate of the potential impact of abolishing diversity, equity and inclusion roles in their Department on annual staffing costs.
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Date answered: 2025-03-26
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Answering Member ID: 4523
Answering Member display name: Catherine West
Answering Member handle: catherinewest1
Answering Member Twitter reference: @catherinewest1
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Answer text: Equality, diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in the Civil Service is an important lever to support the delivery of the Government's Plan for Change and wider Civil Service reform. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) total staff headcount...
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Answering body ID: 208
Answering body name: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tweeted: true