Civil Service: Equality
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Civil Service 2024/2025 External Expenditure on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion of 30 May 2025, if he will list (a) the suppliers and (b) a breakdown of the expenditure related to the £3,779 of expenditure on (i) LGBT+ and (ii) Humanists’ Convention.
Answered by Feryal Clark
See below the suppliers and a breakdown on the expenditure requested:
| Description | Spend | Supplier |
| Carers UK Membership | £2,500 | Carers UK |
| Rainbow Flag | £350 | This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost to the department |
| Rainbow Pins | £225 | This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost to the department |
| Catering for Ramadan Event | £400 | This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost to the department |
| Holocaust Memorial Day event (train ticket for Speaker) | £160 | Train Ticket Reimbursed to an External Speaker |
| Humanists Convention | £144 | Humanists UK |
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