HC Deb 18 July 2002 vol 389 cc546-7W
Mr. Tynan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if his Department has applied for a Castle award for equal pay. [65222]

Beverley Hughes

Since the inception of the Castle awards on 8 March 2002, the Home Office and its related agencies have not applied for such an award. The Department is in the process of conducting Equal Pay audits and when these have been completed, it is possible they may apply.