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Arms Length Bodies: Equality

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 14 July 2026UIN 17739

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 9341 on Ofwat: Equality, whether other Arm’s Length Bodies were not reporting their External Expenditure on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion prior to 2025/26.

Answered by Satvir Kaur

All external Equality, Diversity and Inclusion expenditure for the financial year 2024/2025 that was reported to the Cabinet Office has been published. It is the responsibility of arm’s-length bodies that fall within the Civil Service to report their relevant expenditure to the Cabinet Office.

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