International Development written question – answered at on 17 July 2013.
Philip Davies
Conservative, Shipley
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much has been spent by her 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 her Department for this purpose.
Alan Duncan
The Minister of State, Department for International Development
Prior to April DFID had two full-time HR personnel responsible for diversity and equality and one who worked part-time. These two jobs have now finished and have been replaced by a single equality and diversity post for a duration of six months.
| Financial year | Number of FTE staff | Staff costs (£000)(1) | Total costs (£000) |
| 2010-11 | 2.50 | 136.4 | 148.0 |
| 2011-12 | 2.75 | 146.9 | 149.9 |
| 2012-13 | 2.66 | 157.4 | 160.6 |
| (1) Includes all salary related, travel and training costs. | |||
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