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Written question asked by Rupert Lowe (Reform UK) on Wednesday, 29 January 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 February 2025. It was answered by Diana Johnson (Labour) on Friday, 7 February 2025 on behalf of the Home Office.


Home Office: Muslims

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the potential cost to the public purse was of her Department's Islamic network in each of the last five years.

Answer

The costs of individual faith and belief networks over the last five financial years are not held centrally in an accessible form, and could only be identified and verified for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost. However, the Department has previously provided cost figures for all Staff Networks. The answer to this can be found here: PQ 26338

In addition, the Cabinet Office last year has audited the cost-effectiveness of all equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) activities and in response to that audit, new guidance was published on Civil Service EDI Expenditure, including an end to all external spending on EDI activity, unless cleared and authorised by Ministers.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
27492
Session
2024-26
Related items
Offenders: Foreign Nationals
Thursday, 6 February 2025
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Staff Expenditure Home Office Muslims
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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