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922426

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Re-employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Can the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff made redundant by his Department between January and March 2017 have been reemployed by his Department on (a) permanent, (b) agency or (c) contractor contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	152853
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>No staff have been reemployed by the Department who previously left under compulsory or voluntary redundancy, between January and March 2017.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 20/06/2018 11:09:19 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1190399

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2020
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Arts: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If he will convene a virtual forum for representatives of (a) the creative industries and (b) political parties in Parliament to discuss Government support for the creative industries during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	901881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>We hold frequent virtual forums and roundtables with representatives across all creative industries, including the Creative Industries Council, the Creative Industries Federation and many trade bodies, to help identify ways to support them through the crisis - most recently on Wednesday 22 April.</p><p>I would happily listen to any suggestions from honourable members across this House on how to support one the UK’s most successful industries.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/04/2020 16:41:33 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1281962

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2021
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Cinemas: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to provide additional financial support to cinemas at risk of permanent closure during the national covid-19 lockdown announced in January 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	145824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>The government recognises the significant cultural and economic value of cinemas, and has supported them through both sector-specific and economy-wide measures.</p><p>More than 200 independent cinemas have so far received funding of £16 million in the first round of the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund. This funding is being administered by the BFI on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, as part of the biggest ever single investment in this country’s cultural sectors. Grants have been awarded to cinema sites in every corner of the country, with cinemas outside London benefitting from 78% of funding to date. Further to this, we announced in December that cinemas will be able to apply for a share of an additional £14 million in grants as part of the second round of the Culture Recovery Fund. This second round closed on 1 February, and will provide support for cinemas into the next financial year. Cinemas have also been eligible to apply to the second round of Arts Council England’s Repayable Finance scheme, with a total of £100 million available.</p><p>Recognising that cinemas need content, during this crisis the Government’s Film and TV Production Restart Scheme has helped keep the cameras rolling at the other end of the screen supply chain. The £500 million scheme, which opened for applications in October 2020, has assured over 100 productions that they will be supported if future losses are incurred due to Covid-19 and provided the confidence they need to restart filming.</p><p>In addition, most cinemas have been and are continuing to benefit from economy-wide measures including the VAT cut on tickets and concessions, a business rates holiday, access to Bounce Back Loans, the extended Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, and Local Restrictions Support Grants.</p><p>Together these measures are providing a comprehensive package of support to the cinema industry to support it through the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/02/2021 16:29:37 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

795911

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Marriage Guidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the planned investment in relationship support programmes was for 2018-19 and 2019-20 prior to any changes announced in Autumn Budget 2017; what additional funding Autumn Budget 2017 allocated to relationship support programmes; what the planned total investment in relationship support programmes is for 2018-19 and 2019-20 as a result of Autumn Budget 2017; and whether that investment in relationship support programmes relates to (a) the Department for Work and Pensions' Reducing Parental Conflict Programme or (b) other programmes or projects intended to strengthen families and relationships.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	116233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>We published Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families in April 2017 where we announced a spend of up to £30m to launch the new Reducing Parental Conflict Programme. Planned spend in 17/18 is £5.91m. Funding allocations to projects/business areas in future years are decided on an annual basis and are subject to internal prioritisation.</p><p>The funding that was announced as part of the 2017 Autumn Budget, safeguards £15m pa investment on relationship support/parental conflict in 18/19 and 19/20. DWP has no plans to fund other projects than those mentioned in the budget statement, however, strengthening families is a cross-government objective and other government departments will be able to confirm their own plans in this area.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 116231 question first answered 01/12/2017 17:04:35 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

596087

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, approximately how many (a) British and (b) non-British nationals are employed cleaning the Westminster estate of the Government Equalities Office.
	tabling member constituency	Southport
	tabling member printed	John Pugh
	uin	47563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>All Government Departments are bound by legal requirements concerning the right to work in the UK and, in addition, the Civil Service Nationality Rules.</p><p> </p><p>Evidence of nationality is checked at the point of recruitment into the Civil Service as part of wider pre-employment checks, but there is no requirement on departments to retain this information beyond the point at which it has served its purpose.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, the Government will be consulting in due course on how we work with business to ensure that workers in this country have the skills that they need to get a job. However, there are no proposals to publish lists of the number or proportion of foreign workers.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 47585 question first answered 17/10/2016 16:29:43 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

687134

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Females: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how Sustainable Development Goal 5 has been incorporated into the Government Equality Office's single department plan.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	63676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office is part of the Department for Education. The Department’s single Departmental plan is currently being updated to allow for, amongst other things, the inclusion of the relevant parts of the Sustainable Development Goals. The revised plan is currently due to be published this spring.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 20/02/2017 17:37:55 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

577655

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Civil Partnerships and Marriage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many (a) civil partnerships, (b) conversions of civil partnerships into marriages and (c) same sex marriages have taken place since 10 December 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	45544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>According to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics:</p><p>(a) In 2015, a total of 861 civil partnerships were formed in England and Wales.</p><p>(b) 7,732 couples in England and Wales converted their existing civil partnership into a marriage between 10 December 2014 and 30 June 2015.</p><p>(c) A total of 7,366 marriages were formed in England and Wales between same sex couples between 29 March 2014 (when the legislation came into effect) and 30 June 2015.</p><p>This information is available online at: <a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages</a>.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 15/09/2016 17:38:35 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

720807

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Conditions of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many and what proportion of staff employed by her Department are employed on a contract which is (a) full-time permanent, (b) part-time permanent, (c) for less than two years' duration, (d) on an agency basis and (e) zero-hours.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
	tabling member printed	Rob Marris
	uin	70476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The table below shows data on how many and what proportion of staff are employed by the Department for Education (DfE), on a contract which is full-time permanent and part-time permanent. The permanent headcount figures include staff who are on fixed-term contracts and have been employed for over 1 year but under 2 years. The fixed term/temporary figure shows staff on fixed-term contracts who have been employed for less than 1 year.</p><p>The total figure for (c) is therefore 212.</p><p> </p><p>Agency workers are not employees of DfE and have therefore not been included. DfE does not employ any staff on zero hours contracts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Mar-17</p></td><td><p>DfE</p></td><td><p>GEO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Paid headcount</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4697</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>55</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FT Permanent (a)</p></td><td><p>3941</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PT Permanent (b)</p></td><td><p>660</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Of Permanent (c) </em></strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>FT contract (less than 2 years)</em></p></td><td><p><em>34</em></p></td><td><p><em>0</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Other FT contract</em></p></td><td><p><em>109</em></p></td><td><p><em>0</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fixed Term/Temporary (c)</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 25/04/2017 15:52:40 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1468 label Biography information for Rob Marris

657996

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Access to Elected Office for Disabled People Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many applications were made to Access to Elected Office Fund 2015-16 by (a) political party, (b) gender, (c) ethnicity and (d) region; and how many such applications were (i) granted and (ii) refused.
	tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
	tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
	uin	57345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The Access to Elected Office Fund was set up to help disabled candidates meet their additional costs in standing for election. It was a three-year pilot that ran until the General Election in May 2015. No applications were made after March 2015.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 20/12/2016 17:37:11 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

447442

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Civil Partnerships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many civil partnerships have been (a) conducted, (b) terminated and (c) converted to marriage status since such partnerships were established.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	24071
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>Based on the latest publicly available data from the Office of National Statistics, since the Civil Partnership Act came into force in December 2005, the total number of civil partnerships formed in England and Wales up to the end of 2014 is 62,621.</p><br /><p>From January 2007 to December 2014, there were 4,527 civil partnerships dissolutions in England and Wales.</p><br /><p>A total of 7,732 couples chose to convert their existing civil partnership into a marriage in the six months between 10 December 2014 and 30 June 2015 in England and Wales.</p><br /><p>This information is available from the Office of National Statistics: <a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/taxonomy/index.html?nscl=Civil+Partnerships" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/taxonomy/index.html?nscl=Civil+Partnerships</a></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 28/01/2016 13:49:11 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

657275

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many civil servants worked in the Government Equalities Office in each of the last five years by grade; and how many at each grade were (a) women, (b) BAME and (c) disabled.
	tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
	tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
	uin	57185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office (GEO) joined DfE in September 2015. We do not hold data to prior to this when GEO was part of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.</p><p>The number of civil servants working in GEO is shown below. Ethnicity and disability status data are based on voluntary declaration of these characteristics. To protect personal information numbers are rounded to the nearest five and suppressed when fewer than five.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>End Nov-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong></p></td><td><p><em>a) women</em></p></td><td><p><em>b) BAME</em></p></td><td><p><em>c) disabled</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>All</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>52</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>35</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>5</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>5</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="12"><p>Grade</p></td><td><p>Band D</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band C</p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band B</p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><em>10</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band A</p></td><td><p><strong>13</strong></p></td><td><p><em>5</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band A (UPPER)</p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GRADE 7</p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GRADE 6</p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS Band 1</p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS Band 2</p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>End Nov-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong></p></td><td><p><em>a) women</em></p></td><td><p><em>b) BAME</em></p></td><td><p><em>c) disabled</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>All</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>60</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>40</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>10</em></strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="12"><p>Grade</p></td><td><p>Band D</p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band C</p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band B</p></td><td><p><strong>26</strong></p></td><td><p><em>20</em></p></td><td><p><em>5</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band A</p></td><td><p><strong>21</strong></p></td><td><p><em>15</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band A (UPPER)</p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GRADE 7</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GRADE 6</p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS Band 1</p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS Band 2</p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 15/12/2016 16:56:28 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

445068

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Defibrillators
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many defibrillators are provided in each building the Government Equalities Office manages.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	22559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office (GEO) does not manage any buildings. The GEO shares premises with the Department for Education. We refer the Honourable Member for Brigg and Goole to the answer submitted by that department to PQ Number 22555.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/01/2016 08:57:11 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

692065

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Impact Assessments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many equality impact assessments have been carried out in the last three years on public service reforms which impact on (a) departmental staff and (b) members of the public; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	64445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>Over the last three years the Government Equalities Office (GEO) has had and continues to have due regard, as necessary, to the public sector equality duty in exercising its functions. The Equality Act does not require this due regard to take the form of an equality impact assessment, nor does it define an equality impact assessment, and the GEO does not maintain a record of such assessments.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 28/02/2017 18:00:42 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

683456

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many former prisoners have been employed by the Government Equalities Office in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	62958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/02/2017 16:43:28 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

573875

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Equality and Human Rights Commission: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many full-time equivalent caseworkers have been employed by the Equality and Human Rights Commission in each year from 2006.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	44522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission was formed in 2007 and is an independent body. The Commission is responsible for its own staff management, including the number of case workers it employs. I have therefore asked the Commission to write to the Hon. Member with the information requested.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 07/09/2016 16:34:47 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

675620

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Equality and Human Rights Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many legal cases the Equality and Human Rights Commission has (a) opened, (b) continued and (c) concluded in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	60825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission is an independent body and makes its own decisions about its legal work to enforce equality law. I have therefore asked the Chief Executive of the Commission to write to the honourable member with the information requested. I will place a copy of the letter in the libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/01/2017 09:18:26 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

448756

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Females: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many meetings she has had on increasing the number of women receiving public appointments since May 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	24805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>I am working closely with the Cabinet Office to modernise recruitment practices and attract a more diverse field of candidates from an ever-wider range of social and professional backgrounds.</p><p>This includes engaging with government departments, the private sector and a range of different diversity networks and groups. We have engaged with them through online advertising, social media and at events to promote and raise awareness of public appointments and better understand the barriers or concerns for those considering a public appointment.</p><p>The most recent figures published show that we are making real, consistent, progress in increasing the number of public appointments going to women. Last financial year 44% of new appointments were made to women.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 02/02/2016 17:54:20 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

448441

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Females: Directors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many meetings she has had with businesses since May 2015 on increasing the number of women on company boards; and who those meetings were with.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	24538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities and I have met with many business representatives since taking on our roles as Ministers for Women and Equalities. We have also met employers and business representatives as part of our plans to introduce gender pay gap reporting and always ensure that we use these opportunities to raise the issue of achieving a better gender balance on boards. This includes attending and speaking at conferences and events, including at the 30% Club and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), which represents 190,000 businesses in the UK.</p><p>Since May 2015, we have met numerous business leaders at conferences and events, including meetings with:</p><ul><li><p>Lord Davies of Abersoch CBE</p></li><li><p>Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith, CBE, CEO, Mitie Group PLC (in her capacity as Chair of the Women’s Business Council)</p></li><li><p>Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith, CBE, CEO, Mitie Group PLC</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Cilla Snowball, CBE, Group Chairman and Group CEO, Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO</p></li><li><p>Denis Woulfe, Partner, Deloitte LLP</p></li><li><p>Emer Timmons, President, BT Global Services UK</p></li><li><p>Fiona Dawson, Global President, Mars Food, Drinks, and Multisales, Mars Food</p></li><li><p>Sue Langley, OBE, Non-Executive Chairman, A J Gallagher UK, UK Asset Resolution Limited (Northern Rock Asset Management and Bradford &amp; Bingley)</p></li><li><p>Sue O’Brien, OBE, Partner, Ridgeways Partners</p></li><li><p>Amanda Harrison, HR Director, Centrica PLC</p></li></ul><p>I also spoke at the launch of Lord Davies’s final report, which was attended by a large cross section of over 100 businesses.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 24539 question first answered 01/02/2016 15:29:39 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

448439

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Females: Directors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many meetings she has had with chief executives of FTSE 100 companies since May 2015 at which she raised the issue of increasing the number of women on company boards.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	24539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities and I have met with many business representatives since taking on our roles as Ministers for Women and Equalities. We have also met employers and business representatives as part of our plans to introduce gender pay gap reporting and always ensure that we use these opportunities to raise the issue of achieving a better gender balance on boards. This includes attending and speaking at conferences and events, including at the 30% Club and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), which represents 190,000 businesses in the UK.</p><p>Since May 2015, we have met numerous business leaders at conferences and events, including meetings with:</p><ul><li><p>Lord Davies of Abersoch CBE</p></li><li><p>Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith, CBE, CEO, Mitie Group PLC (in her capacity as Chair of the Women’s Business Council)</p></li><li><p>Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith, CBE, CEO, Mitie Group PLC</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Cilla Snowball, CBE, Group Chairman and Group CEO, Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO</p></li><li><p>Denis Woulfe, Partner, Deloitte LLP</p></li><li><p>Emer Timmons, President, BT Global Services UK</p></li><li><p>Fiona Dawson, Global President, Mars Food, Drinks, and Multisales, Mars Food</p></li><li><p>Sue Langley, OBE, Non-Executive Chairman, A J Gallagher UK, UK Asset Resolution Limited (Northern Rock Asset Management and Bradford &amp; Bingley)</p></li><li><p>Sue O’Brien, OBE, Partner, Ridgeways Partners</p></li><li><p>Amanda Harrison, HR Director, Centrica PLC</p></li></ul><p>I also spoke at the launch of Lord Davies’s final report, which was attended by a large cross section of over 100 businesses.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 24538 question first answered 01/02/2016 15:29:39 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

694279

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many officials of the Government Equalities Office oversee contracts awarded to external providers after those contracts have been awarded.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	65534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office does not have a separate contract management function. Some members of staff oversee a specific contract or contracts as part of a wider role in the organisation.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/03/2017 09:53:38 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

715796

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many people holding security passes for other Government Departments are granted access to the Government Equalities Office premises with that pass, by Department.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	70063
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 18/04/2017 14:32:39 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

444309

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Ministerial Policy Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many people of each gender have worked as special advisers in the Government Equalities Office since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester West
	tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
	uin	22065
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>Since May 2010, four female and two male special advisers working for successive Ministers for Women and Equalities have had responsibilities which have included women and equalities issues.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 18/01/2016 17:25:07 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

432342

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2015
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Ministerial Policy Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many people of each gender work as special advisers in the Government Equalities Office.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester West
	tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
	uin	17653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>There are currently two special advisers, one male and one female, who work for the Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities, whose responsibilities include women’s and equalities issues.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 30/11/2015 17:49:14 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

432343

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2015
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many people of each gender work in the Government Equalities Office.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester West
	tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
	uin	17654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>There are currently 35 female and 20 male members of staff in the Government Equalities Office.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 30/11/2015 17:00:03 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

442763

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many people of each gender work in the Government Equalities Office.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester West
	tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
	uin	21084
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>35 female and 20 male members of staff currently work in the Government Equalities Office.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 11/01/2016 12:56:44 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

643999

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many projects in operation in her Department are related to the UK's exit from the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	54751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has instructed all departments to identify potential opportunities that will arise in their areas from EU Exit. My Department, working closely with the Department for Exiting the European Union, is undertaking a variety of analytical and organisational work to understand the impacts of leaving the EU across its entire policy remit. My Department is also making sure that the implications of leaving the EU are understood and accounted for within the context of pre-existing projects. The Government is united in its ambition to deliver a successful withdrawal from the EU and a new relationship with Europe, and departments will work together to deliver this.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 01/12/2016 15:40:36 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

685598

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many security passes into her Department are issued to people (a) not directly employed by and (b) who are not civil servants who work in her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	63281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 14/02/2017 13:43:34 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

677614

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Sick Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many senior civil servants in her Department were on a leave of absence from work due to mental illness in each month of the year since January 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	61202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office has approximately 50 staff members, and therefore a small number of Senior Civil Servants. To avoid the possibility of individuals being identified, we are unable to release the data requested.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 31/01/2017 17:44:27 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

720804

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Secondment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many staff are seconded to the Government Equalities Office; and how many such staff are seconded from which companies and organisations.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	70950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office currently has one member of staff on secondment. They are on secondment from the Big Lottery Fund, a Non-Departmental Public Body of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 25/04/2017 15:23:59 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

452135

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Fringe Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many staff in the Government Equalities Office receive (a) home to work travel allowance, (b) a car allowance and (c) subsidised health insurance.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	26818
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>No staff receive the above allowances in the Government Equalities Office.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 25/02/2016 16:57:01 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

622240

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many staff of the Government Equalities office identify as (a) male, (b) female, (c) gay, (d) lesbian, (e) bisexual, (f) transgender, (g) gender fluid, (h) bi-gender, (i) non-binary, (j) gender queer, (k) gender non-conforming, (l) tri-gender, (m) all genders, (n) intersex and (o) another gender identity.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
	uin	50609
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2016 answer text <p>There are 19 male and 35 female members of staff in the Government Equalities Office.</p><p>We are unable to provide information for (c) gay, (d) lesbian, (e) bisexual to protect individuals’ identity, as numbers below 5 are suppressed.</p><p>We do not record data for f) transgender, (g) gender fluid, (h) bi-gender, (i) non-binary, (j) gender queer, (k) gender non-conforming, (l) tri-gender, (m) all genders, (n) intersex and (o) an other gender identity.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/11/2016 12:00:04 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

573874

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many times her Department has used the services of (a) PwC, (b) Deloitte, (c) Ernst and Young, (d) KPMG and (e) other consulting firms in the last three financial years; and what (i) work was undertaken and (ii) the cost to the public purse was on each such occasion.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Margaret Hodge
	uin	44351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office (GEO) has not employed any secondees from consulting firms in the last three financial years.</p><p> </p><p>From Financial Year 2014/15 to date, the GEO has worked with consulting firms on two occasions to support Ministers’ objectives to eliminate the Gender Pay Gap, and on these occasions at no cost to the public purse.</p><p> </p><p>In November 2014, Ernst and Young hosted the launch of the annual “Think, Act, Report” publication on the Gender Pay Gap, at no cost to the GEO. More information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/nicky-morgan-speaks-at-think-act-report-progress-report-launch" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/nicky-morgan-speaks-at-think-act-report-progress-report-launch</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In May 2016 Deloitte produced a case study on “Think, Act, Report”, at no cost to the GEO. More information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/deloitte-case-study" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/deloitte-case-study</a>.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 44331 question first answered 12/09/2016 14:34:59 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Baroness Hodge of Barking

514143

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Women and Equalities Select Committee
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many times she has attended public meetings of the Women and Equalities Committee since her appointment.
	tabling member constituency	Burnley
	tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
	uin	34558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities has attended two public meetings of the Women and Equalities Select Committee since its establishment in June 2015, giving evidence to the Committee’s enquiries on Transgender Equality and the Gender Pay Gap. In my role as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women, Equalities and Family Justice, I also attended and gave evidence at the first of these sessions. I remain informed of other public meetings via Parliament TV and meeting transcripts.</p><p> </p><p>Attendance at Committee meetings is a matter of public record. Transcripts and videos of these appearances can be found on the Committee’s web pages, via the links below. There is also a transcript in Hansard.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/women-and-equalities-committee/transgender-equality/oral/24014.html" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/women-and-equalities-committee/transgender-equality/oral/24014.html</a></p><p><a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/women-and-equalities-committee/gender-pay-gap/oral/28868.html" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/women-and-equalities-committee/gender-pay-gap/oral/28868.html</a></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/04/2016 15:31:24 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

417805

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Females: Broadband
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how much funding has been allocated to Women and Broadband projects in each area in (a) 2015-16 and (b) each of the previous three years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	9380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>The Women and Broadband Challenge Fund was launched in May 2014 to help women to take full advantage of superfast broadband to either start a business or to work from home. The programme was extended to the current year with a further investment of £1.1m.</p><p> </p><p>The information is in the tables.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p><p><strong>Funding 2015-16</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Funding 2014-15</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Funding Allocation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Area </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Funding Allocation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire</p></td><td><p>£49,390</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Cambridgeshire</p></td><td><p>£75,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes</p></td><td><p>£50,000</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Central Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p>£75,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon and Somerset</p></td><td><p>£60,000</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Cheshire</p></td><td><p>£75,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset</p></td><td><p>£50,000</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Devon &amp; Somerset</p></td><td><p>£75,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>£74,260</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Dorset</p></td><td><p>£75,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Sussex</p></td><td><p>£68,000</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>East Sussex</p></td><td><p>£75,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester and Cheshire</p></td><td><p>£87,000</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Greater Manchester and Stockport</p></td><td><p>£75,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Herefordshire and Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>£54,500</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Herefordshire and Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>£48,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent</p></td><td><p>£69,900</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Kent</p></td><td><p>£74,960</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>£66,700</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Newcastle</p></td><td><p>£75,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland</p></td><td><p>£71,000</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Northampton shire</p></td><td><p>£23,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxfordshire</p></td><td><p>£72,250</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Shropshire</p></td><td><p>£75,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shropshire, Staffordshire and Telford and Wrekin</p></td><td><p>£146,000</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>£67,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>£67,000</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Suffolk/Norfolk</p></td><td><p>£41,364</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>£60,000</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Surrey</p></td><td><p>£75,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Worcestershire</p></td><td><p>£54,000</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Worcestershire</p></td><td><p>£75,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 15/09/2015 11:51:52 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

675623

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Equality and Human Rights Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how much funding has been allocated to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) for each year until 2020; and how much of that funding will be allocated to advertising the advisory services of the EHRC.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	60823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has a budget of £20.4m for 2016-17. Budgets for the years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 are being finalised by the Department in consultation with the EHRC, and are consistent with the spending review settlement provided to the Department. We expect to be able to confirm budgets for these years shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The EHRC has received sufficient funds to enable it to fulfil its statutory functions. It will continue to do so. It is for the EHRC, as an independent body, to determine the allocation of its overall funding across specific functions.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/01/2017 09:19:47 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

675621

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Equality and Human Rights Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how much funding has been allocated to the Equality and Human Rights Commission to tackle hate crime since the EU referendum.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	60824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has received and will continue to receive sufficient funds to enable it to fulfil its statutory functions. It is for the EHRC, as an independent body, to determine the allocation of its funding for specific areas of work.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/01/2017 09:19:22 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

652770

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Equality and Human Rights Commission: Publicity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how much her Department spent on advertising the services provided by the Equality and Human Rights Commission in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	56261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The Equality &amp; Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is an independent body which, among other statutory functions, enforces the Equality Act 2010, encourages good practice in relation to equality and diversity, and monitors the effectiveness of the equality and human rights enactments. My Department promotes the EHRC’s functions where appropriate in the normal course of its own activities but since 2010 has not spent anything on advertising its services.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 12/12/2016 17:24:14 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

432861

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how much of the Government Equalities Office's funding allocated in the Spending Review 2015 will be for research and development expenditure up to 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Nicola Blackwood
	uin	17766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>The Spending Review set out settlements for departments and showed how the government will deliver on its priorities, eliminate the deficit, and deliver security and opportunity for working people.</p><br /><p>Final decisions on internal departmental funding allocations for future years, including for research and development, have not yet been made.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/12/2015 14:22:31 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford

706279

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Equality and Human Rights Commission: Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how much the Equality and Human Rights Commission has spent settling discrimination and equal pay claims (a) internally, (b) before an employment tribunal determination and (c) after an employment tribunal determination in the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	65952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2017 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission is an independent body and makes its own decisions about handling discrimination and equal pay claims. I have therefore asked the Chief Executive of the Commission to write to the honourable member with the information requested. I will place a copy of the letter in the libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/03/2017 09:50:16 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

348053

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Access to Elected Office for Disabled People Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how much was disbursed to political candidates (a) in each region, (b) of each political party, (c) of each gender and (d) of each ethnic group by the Access to Elected Office fund between May 2010 and May 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The information can be found in the attached tables.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 10/06/2015 15:48:33 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage attachment 1 file name 702 attachment.pdf title Tables containing the requested information
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

688066

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Gender: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how the Government plans to increase the level of engagement between government, civil society and women's organisations on gender equality.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	63792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities and I have regular meetings and engagement with women’s organisations and organisations that represent the views of women. In November last year we held our Annual National NGO Consultation Event, organised by the Government Equalities Office, where we heard the views of around 100 women’s organisations from across the UK. We will be looking forward to taking part in a variety of events and activities to mark International Women’s Day and the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in March 2017.</p><p>We are currently looking at how we can make better use of social media and other digital channels to increase the reach and frequency of our engagement with women’s groups.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/02/2017 09:33:17 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

444958

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Health: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how the PSHE Association guidance on body image is distributed to teachers.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	22693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>The PSHE Association guidance on body image is available for download from the PSHE Association website. This is a freely available resource that can be accessed by anyone wishing to find out further information on how to address this topic, and what resources are available to do so. Anyone accessing the website, including teachers, can download the document here: <a href="https://www.pshe-association.org.uk/news_detail.aspx?ID=1437" target="_blank">https://www.pshe-association.org.uk/news_detail.aspx?ID=1437</a></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/01/2016 16:40:20 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

522266

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Restaurants: Guide Dogs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if her will estimate the number of times people with guide dogs have been refused entry to restaurants in each of the last five years; and what steps she is taking to ensure that people with guide dogs are not refused such entry.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	38643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government provides legal protection to people with guide dogs. The Equality Act 2010 requires service providers, including restaurants, to make reasonable adjustments for disabled customers, including those with assistance dogs. The Act also prohibits discrimination arising from disability where, for instance, a blind person is denied access to a restaurant, not because they are blind, but because they have a guide dog with them. We do not collect figures on the number of times people with guide dogs are refused entry to restaurants.</p><p> </p><p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published guidance for businesses on this matter (<a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/what_equality_law_means_for_your_business.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/what_equality_law_means_for_your_business.pdf</a>). Also, people who use guide dogs can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Services for free advice if they have any concerns about being denied access to restaurants because they have a guide dog.</p><p> </p><p>Where a disabled person considers that they have been unjustifiably refused entry to a restaurant with their guide or assistance dog, they can complain to the owners of the restaurant and ultimately take action against the restaurant in the County Court.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 07/06/2016 12:31:29 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

604187

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Civil Partnerships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will bring forward proposals for a consultation on extending civil partnerships to heterosexual couples in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
	uin	48963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government has already carried out a consultation on the future of civil partnerships in 2014, and has no plans to carry out another consultation on this issue.</p><p>Following the passage of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, we carried out a full review of the operation and future of the Civil Partnership Act 2004, which included a thorough public consultation on potential changes to civil partnership. Views were invited on three options: abolishing civil partnerships; phasing them out; or extending them to opposite sex couples.</p><p>The review found that there was no clear consensus on the future of civil partnerships. A majority of respondents to the consultation were against extending civil partnerships to opposite sex couples and a significant number of stakeholders thought it was too soon to consider making changes to civil partnerships until the impact of extending marriage to same sex couples is known. Given the lack of any consensus, the Government has no current plans to make changes to the Civil Partnership Act 2004.</p><p>The Isle of Man is a self-governing crown dependency. We are not required to carry out an assessment on their legislation.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 48964 question first answered 02/11/2016 17:58:19 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

523228

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	STEM Subjects: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on encouraging regular trips to engineering firms, factories and laboratories by all-girls' schools to encourage girls to consider STEM careers.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	39509
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>We are committed to increasing the number of girls studying STEM subjects and considering STEM careers. That is why earlier this year we announced an ambition to increase the proportion of girls studying STEM subjects by 20% by 2020. We fully encourage engagement between schools and employers to inform and inspire all young people about STEM careers.</p><p> </p><p>This government wants to see improvements to the quality of careers advice and guidance available to young people, with many more schools and employers working together to provide excellent support. Helping all young people, regardless of background, get the inspiration and guidance they need for success in working life is a key part of this government’s commitment to delivering real social justice. Later this year, we will publish our careers strategy which will set out a clear vision and roadmap for our £90 million investment this parliament to improve careers education and guidance for young people.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this investment, we are funding the Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC) to take a lead role in transforming the provision of careers, enterprise and employer engagement experiences for young people to inspire them and prepare them for the world of work. The CEC announced, in March, the successful bidders to the £5 million careers and enterprise investment fund, some of which have a specific focus on STEM. The fund will boost provision for nearly 250,000 young people across England in 75% of the areas the company has identified as ‘cold spots’.</p><p> </p><p>The government supports the STEM Ambassadors Programme with a network of over 32,000 volunteers from STEM companies and academia who inspire schoolchildren about STEM careers. We also support the industry led Your Life campaign which aims to transform perceptions of STEM subjects by showing young people the range of careers they can pursue.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 14/06/2016 14:32:52 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

388727

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Ethnic Groups: Birmingham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make an assessment of levels of representation from the Black and Minority Ethnic community in the governance of local spending bodies in Birmingham.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
	uin	6111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2015 answer text <p>The Minister for Women and Equalities has no plans for an assessment. It would be for those responsible for those local spending bodies to decide whether such an assessment would be necessary.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 17/07/2015 12:50:43 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

453845

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Girlguiding UK
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will meet Girlguiding to discuss the findings of its 2015 Girls' Attitudes survey.
	tabling member constituency	Kettering
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
	uin	27831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>The Girlguiding’s Attitude Surveys provide an invaluable picture of the concerns and priorities of young women and the Government Equalities Office maintains an excellent relationship with the organisation. The 2015 survey demonstrates that many girls perceive barriers to reaching their full potential. The Government is encouraging girls to broaden their aspirations, educating young people about respectful relationships through the teen relationship abuse campaign, and equipping parents to talk confidently with their children about important issues through the Parentinfo website.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 25/02/2016 16:57:42 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

386797

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will place in the Library a list of all public appointments made by the Government Equalities Office between 1 January 2015 and 1 May 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Margaret Hodge
	uin	4966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities made two public appointments to the Equality and Human Rights Commission between 1 January 2015 and 1 May 2015. The following appointments were made on 6 January 2015, for a period of 4 years, until 5 January 2019:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Susan Johnson OBE – EHRC Commissioner</p></li><li><p>Lorna McGregor – EHRC Commissioner</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/07/2015 16:49:29 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Baroness Hodge of Barking

522264

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: UK Membership of EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will place in the Library copies of all letters, leaflets and other material from the Government Equalities Office circulated to (a) stakeholders and (b) members of the public on the EU referendum; what the costs of the production and distribution of that material has been since 1 January 2016; and what she estimates the cost of any further production and distribution of such material will be between 6 May 2016 and 23 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
	tabling member printed	William Wragg
	uin	38819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2016 answer text <p>Copies of the Government's published documents on the Referendum are available in the Libraries of both Houses. It is not normal practice to publish letters to members of the public and stakeholders. Costs relating to the Referendum will be accounted for in the usual way in Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 07/06/2016 12:32:16 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg

419168

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2015
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Pregnancy: Conditions of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will promote a campaign to increase employers' understanding of their legal obligations to employees who are either pregnant or new mothers.
	tabling member constituency	Blaydon
	tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
	uin	10470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>The government funds the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) and the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) to help employers and individuals understand their rights and responsibilities at work.</p><p>The government also funds the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) which has a wide range of information and support specifically aimed at pregnant women, new mothers and their employers, available on their website.</p><p>The government commissioned new research from the EHRC into the attitudes of employers on pregnancy and maternity leave, as well as the prevalence and causes of pregnancy discrimination in the workplace.It is the largest ever study of pregnancy and maternity-related discrimination in Great Britain, interviewing 3000 employers and 3000 mothers. The final report will be published later this year and will inform any further action the government takes to ensure both employers and employees are fully aware of their legal obligations and rights.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 10469 question first answered 12/10/2015 11:49:21 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson