Written question asked by Charlie Dewhirst (Conservative) on Friday, 28 August 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. It was answered by Simon Lightwood (Labour) on Monday, 14 September 2026 on behalf of the Women and Equalities.

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Equality and Human Rights Commission and Office for Equality and Opportunity: Facilities Agreements

Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what was the total cost of facility time to the (1) Office for Equality and Opportunity and (2) Equality and Human Rights Commission in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26; and what was the headcount number of facility time staff in each; how many were 100% facility time; and whether funding was provided for trade union activities in each of those years.

Answer

Data on facility time is not held centrally. The Office for Equality and Opportunity does not centrally hold information/data on individuals facility time spent and the costs associated.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

24008

Session

2026-27

Subjects

Equality and Human Rights Commission Office for Equality and Opportunity Facilities agreements

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

View this Written question on www.parliament.uk