Treasury written question – answered am ar 17 Gorffennaf 2013.
Philip Davies
Ceidwadwyr, Shipley
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much has been spent by his Department (a) in total and (b) on staff costs on promoting equality and diversity in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and how many people are employed by his Department for this purpose.
Sajid Javid
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury
In common with other Government Departments HM Treasury seeks to promote equality of opportunity for all its employees.
Table 1 gives the total spend by HM Treasury in each of the last three financial years on promoting equality and diversity.
| Table 1 | |
| £ | |
| 2010-11 | 139,465 |
| 2011-12 | 96,663 |
| 2012-13 | (1)56,018 |
| (1) In 2010-11 and 2011-12 the salary cost for a support worker for a employee with a disability was met form the diversity budget. In 2012-13 this cost (HM Treasury range C, salary range £21,837-£27,970) was met from the employee's team budget. | |
The spend, detailed in Table 1, is from the diversity budget and includes funding for reasonable adjustments for employees with disabilities as required by the disability section of the Equality Act.
In addition to the spend detailed in Table 1, staff costs on promoting equality and diversity are (i) one full-time equivalent employee at HM Treasury range D/D2 (in pay range £31,000 to £45,000) and (ii) from April 2013, 20% of an HR business partner leading on diversity at HM Treasury range E (in pay range £45,283-£64,498).
Yes3 people think so
No1 person thinks not
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