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Written question asked by Mike Wood (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 July 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 11 July 2025 (named day). It was answered by Georgia Gould (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 July 2025 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.


Civil Service: Equality

Question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the guidance entitled Civil Service 2024/2025 External Expenditure on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, published on 30 May 2025, what the Cross-Civil Service Pride funding was spent on; and which suppliers were used.

Answer

The £8,500 funding listed in the data published on 30 May 2025 was the maximum approved budget. The current spend is £7,395. This money supported staff to participate in a number of Pride events across the UK.

Naming supplier organisations may breach commercial agreements between the department and suppliers. All purchasing followed Cabinet Office guidance appropriate to the level of spend.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
65788
Session
2024-26
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2025-0333
Thursday, 29 May 2025
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects
Civil service Equality Expenditure Procurement
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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