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Departmental Staff

Volume 454: debated on Tuesday 12 December 2006

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what change there has been in funding for (a) gender, (b) disability and (c) ethnic minority personnel issues in his Department, since 1997. (107199)

The Department has only been in existence since 2001. We have in place a reasonable adjustment fund to help us to meet our obligations under the DDA. In 2004-05 we spent £162,785.38; in 2005-06 £235,172.80; and so far in 2006-07 £120,215.68. In addition the human resource equality and diversity team spent £34,622.78 in 2004-05; £59,333.66 in 2005-06; and £57,335.68 so far in 2006-07. The Department changed its accounting system and to provide information prior to 2004 would result in disproportionate costs.