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Department of Health and Social Care: Equality

Commons · Question 106722 · Tabled 19 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 13 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, 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 Karin Smyth, 13 Feb 2026

While the Department employs civil servants whose roles include work on transgender policy, diversity, equality, and inclusion, there are currently no civil servants who work in roles primarily focused on all these areas. As such, the total annual salary ...