Written questions

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Equality

Commons · Question 35959 · Tabled 5 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 13 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport have been permitted to undertake diversity-related network time during core working hours.

Answer

Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 13 Mar 2025

The majority of staff time spent on diversity staff networks is voluntary and unpaid. We have 11 staff in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport who have been permitted to undertake diversity-related network time during core working hours.