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Department for Education: Equality

Commons · Question 106715 · Tabled 19 Jan 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 29 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many civil servants employed by their Department work in roles primarily focused on (a) transgender policy, (b) diversity, (c) equity and (d) inclusion; and at what annual salary cost.

Answer

Answered by Olivia Bailey, 29 Jan 2026

The department currently employs three civil servants in roles focused on diversity,equity and inclusion. Following a review of all job titles across the department, we can confirm that there are no roles whose primary focus is transgender policy.Within t...