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Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Women

Department for Culture, Media and Sport written question – answered at on 16 November 2023.

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Photo of John Nicolson John Nicolson Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of civil servants on temporary contracts in her Department are women.

Photo of John Whittingdale John Whittingdale The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Please refer to the published data here.

In the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) based on the latest published data linked above 66.7% of temporary staff are female (20 out of 30).

  • The number of female staff on temporary contracts divided by the total number of staff on temporary contracts at the department.

  • This includes DCMS employees only, no executive agencies or non-ministerial departments have been included.

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  • (Citation: HC Deb, 16 November 2023, cW)

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