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724554

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Bolsover
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much (a) revenue and (b) capital funding was provided per pupil in state (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in Bolsover constituency in the last seven years.
	tabling member constituency	Bolsover
	tabling member printed	Mr Dennis Skinner
	uin	72006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2017 answer text <p><B>The House of Commons was prorogued before the earliest date of answer for this Question.</B></p> answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered 02/05/2017 10:00:00 answering member 0
	tabling member	325 label Biography information for Mr Dennis Skinner

724555

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of families in Bolsover constituency are in receipt of 15-hours a week of free childcare for three and four-year olds.
	tabling member constituency	Bolsover
	tabling member printed	Mr Dennis Skinner
	uin	72011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2017 answer text <p><B>The House of Commons was prorogued before the earliest date of answer for this Question.</B></p> answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered 02/05/2017 10:00:00 answering member 0
	tabling member	325 label Biography information for Mr Dennis Skinner

583471

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Department for Education has yet to answer a Question for Written Answer tabled on 19 July (HL1338), and when they plan to do so.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
	uin	HL1933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2016 answer text <p>HL1338 has been answered and the answer given is provided below:</p><p> </p><p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) records the nationality and domicile of individuals when they apply for student support. Domicile is based on the applicant’s residence in the years prior to starting their course, and is held as a region within the UK or as EU, rather than by individual country of domicile.</p><p> </p><p>Eligibility for student support is based on residence. EU nationals, including non-European Economic Area (EEA) family members, are able to apply for a tuition fee loan if they have been resident in the EEA or Switzerland for the three years prior to the first day of the first academic year of their course. In addition, EU nationals who have been resident in the UK for five years (three years up to academic year 2016/17) and are resident in England prior to starting their course can also apply for maintenance support. EEA migrant workers and their family members, including those who are non-EEA nationals, who meet the residency requirements, are able to apply for both tuition fee and maintenance support. Non-EEA nationals may also be eligible for student support if they are granted refugee status, have been granted humanitarian protection, have acquired permanent residence in the UK, or have been in the UK for at least half their lives or for at least 20 years.</p><p> </p><p>The table below sets out SLC Management Information on the number of students paid either a full-time tuition fee or maintenance loan through the English student support system by declared nationality over the last five academic years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>English and EU domiciled students paid full-time tuition fee or maintenance loans, by EU nationality (July 2016)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Country of nationality</strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Academic Year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>460</p></td><td><p>520</p></td><td><p>590</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>710</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>610</p></td><td><p>690</p></td><td><p>790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>2,780</p></td><td><p>3,570</p></td><td><p>4,080</p></td><td><p>4,750</p></td><td><p>4,670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>4,930</p></td><td><p>5,560</p></td><td><p>5,860</p></td><td><p>5,880</p></td><td><p>5,750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p>640</p></td><td><p>770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>630</p></td><td><p>700</p></td><td><p>820</p></td><td><p>960</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>750</p></td><td><p>840</p></td><td><p>810</p></td><td><p>840</p></td><td><p>860</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>550</p></td><td><p>580</p></td><td><p>590</p></td><td><p>680</p></td><td><p>770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>2,700</p></td><td><p>2,720</p></td><td><p>3,120</p></td><td><p>3,580</p></td><td><p>4,060</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>3,650</p></td><td><p>3,850</p></td><td><p>4,060</p></td><td><p>4,240</p></td><td><p>4,580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>1,660</p></td><td><p>1,930</p></td><td><p>2,240</p></td><td><p>2,530</p></td><td><p>2,850</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>660</p></td><td><p>790</p></td><td><p>1,270</p></td><td><p>1,600</p></td><td><p>1,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>2,400</p></td><td><p>2,360</p></td><td><p>2,260</p></td><td><p>2,400</p></td><td><p>2,730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>2,110</p></td><td><p>2,430</p></td><td><p>3,010</p></td><td><p>3,950</p></td><td><p>5,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>1,680</p></td><td><p>1,920</p></td><td><p>2,010</p></td><td><p>2,110</p></td><td><p>2,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>3,680</p></td><td><p>4,610</p></td><td><p>5,110</p></td><td><p>5,510</p></td><td><p>5,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td><td><p>2,010</p></td><td><p>2,460</p></td><td><p>3,030</p></td><td><p>3,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>6,420</p></td><td><p>6,380</p></td><td><p>6,870</p></td><td><p>7,950</p></td><td><p>9,170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>2,330</p></td><td><p>2,600</p></td><td><p>3,170</p></td><td><p>3,890</p></td><td><p>4,440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>2,970</p></td><td><p>4,060</p></td><td><p>6,920</p></td><td><p>7,920</p></td><td><p>8,510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>1,080</p></td><td><p>1,040</p></td><td><p>990</p></td><td><p>1,020</p></td><td><p>1,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>1,350</p></td><td><p>1,510</p></td><td><p>1,780</p></td><td><p>2,330</p></td><td><p>3,160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>870</p></td><td><p>950</p></td><td><p>1,220</p></td><td><p>1,410</p></td><td><p>1,630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>EU sub-total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 46,490 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 52,050 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 60,470 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 68,640 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 76,170 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Kingdom</p></td><td><p>862,410</p></td><td><p>911,920</p></td><td><p>935,050</p></td><td><p>972,090</p></td><td><p>974,690</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-EU</p></td><td><p>24,040</p></td><td><p>24,610</p></td><td><p>26,840</p></td><td><p>29,600</p></td><td><p>29,870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>10,570</p></td><td><p>5,570</p></td><td><p>3,930</p></td><td><p>2,550</p></td><td><p>2,060</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 943,500 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 994,130 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 1,026,270 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 1,072,860 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 1,082,810 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Source</strong>: SLC Management Information</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Notes</strong>: Nationality is collected during the application process for student support. Where nationality was not available, country of birth was used, if available. Figures have been extracted from the SLC Single Application View (SAV) database, which contains live administrative data on applications. The data are updated as re-assessments and new applications are made following the academic year. Therefore, figures will not necessarily match previously published payment figures, including those contained in the Statistical First Release ‘Student Support for Higher Education in England’, which relate to past and specified dates.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 28/09/2016 14:53:02 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
	tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

583922

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many students were registered to take Higher National Diplomas or Higher National Certificates in universities in (1) 2013–14, (2) 2014–15, and (3) 2015–16.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
	uin	HL1971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2016 answer text <p>Information prepared by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) on registration to Higher National Diplomas or Higher National Certificates at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and Further Education Colleges (FECs) in England in the academic years 2013/14 and 2014/15 has been provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for the academic year 2015/16 are not currently available, but will be available early next year.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Students enrolled on a Higher National Diploma or Higher National Certificate at</strong></p><p><strong>Higher Education Institutions and Further Education Colleges in England in the academic years 2013/14 and 2014/15</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Academic Years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Registering institution type</p></td><td><p>Level of study</p></td><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p>2014/2015</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Higher Education Institutions</p></td><td><p>Higher National Diploma</p></td><td><p>4,685</p></td><td><p>3,715</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher National Certificate</p></td><td><p>4,470</p></td><td><p>4,895</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Further Education Colleges</p></td><td><p>Higher National Diploma</p></td><td><p>10,100</p></td><td><p>11,010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher National Certificate</p></td><td><p>10,935</p></td><td><p>13,785</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>Higher National Diploma</p></td><td><p>14,780</p></td><td><p>14,725</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher National Certificate</p></td><td><p>15,405</p></td><td><p>18,680</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source: Information is derived from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) student return and the Skills Funding Agency individualised learner record (ILR) F05 return</em></p><p><em>Prepared by: Analytical Services Directorate, HEFCE, 19 September 2016</em></p><p><em>Coverage:</em></p><p><em>- Includes students registered with HEIs or FECs but taught at APs under sub-contractual arrangements</em></p><p><em>- Students registered at HEIs but taught at FECs under sub-contractual arrangements are counted within the HEI registered numbers</em></p><p><em>- Students registered at FECs are only included if they are studying a prescribed course of HE</em></p><p><em>- Includes all modes of higher education study and distance learners</em></p><p><em>- Full-person equivalents (FPEs) have been rounded to the nearest 5</em></p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 28/09/2016 14:53:53 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
	tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

444445

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children's Centres
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children's centres have closed in the last year, and how many will close in 2016.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Massey of Darwen
	uin	HL4996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>In 2015, 144 children’s centres closed. The Department does not routinely collect data on the number of anticipated closures but expects local authorities to fulfil their duties under the Childcare Act 2006 to ensure sufficient children’s centres to meet the needs of local families. Local authorities must consult fully before any significant changes are made to children’s centre services.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 25/01/2016 16:44:42 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	2489 label Biography information for Baroness Massey of Darwen

445379

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Equal Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 7 December 2015 (HL3817), what assessment they have made of the fact that, in relation to men and women under 35-years of age, the pay gap is in favour of women.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL5143
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ending the gender pay gap. New figures released by the Office for National Statistics show that the gender pay gap in the UK remains the lowest on record. The pay gap for women under the age of 40, working full time, is particularly low. The gap is -0.8% for women working full-time aged 22-29 and 0.6% for women working full-time aged 30-39.</p><p>As well as revising statutory guidance for schools on careers to raise young women’s aspirations, we have established a new Careers and Enterprise Company to encourage greater collaboration between employers and schools to inspire young people and supported the ‘Your Life’ campaign to encourage more young people to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and maths.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 01/02/2016 14:00:00 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

448156

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Technology
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the global economy of gender equality in the technology sector.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL5546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The technology industry contributes over £91 billion to the UK economy and forecasts show the number of tech specialists in the UK will increase from 1.2m in 2014 to 1.6m in 2024. However, women only make up 17% of the current tech specialist workforce.</p><p>That is why the Government is supporting independent campaigns such as Your Life and #notjustforboys which inspire girls to consider STEM careers. Top graduates are being recruited into teaching through bursaries and scholarships in mathematics and the sciences and over the next 5 years up to 2,500 additional teachers will be trained in maths and physics. Since 2010, the Government’s plan for education has resulted in 12,000 more STEM A level entries for women.</p><p>Increasing the number of women in the tech sector will not only be good for women, who will benefit from rewarding and interesting careers, but it will also benefit the businesses they work for, improving both profits and the quality of decision making.</p><p>This government is committed to encouraging women and girls to consider STEM careers and on International Women’s Day, we will be convening a Round Table with key stakeholders from industry, academia and government to agree what more we can take collectively to increase the number of women in digital roles.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 10/02/2016 15:24:52 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

449205

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Civil Partnerships
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of the legalisation of same-sex marriage, they intend to legislate to allow heterosexual couples who wish to form civil partnerships to do so, and if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL5715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>In 2014, after the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 was passed, the government carried out a review of the operation and future of the Civil Partnership Act 2004, including a thorough public consultation on potential changes to civil partnership. Views were invited on three options: abolishing, or phasing out civil partnerships; 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 several important organisations 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>On 29 January 2016, the High Court dismissed a legal challenge to the lack of availability of civil partnerships to opposite sex couples. The Court ruled unequivocally that the current regime of marriage and civil partnership does not disadvantage anyone nor does it infringe anyone’s right to family or private life. We also welcome the Court’s view that it is entirely reasonable for the Government to wait to see the impact of extending marriage to same sex couples before deciding on the way forward.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 10/02/2016 15:48:38 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

455144

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	UN Commission on the Status of Women
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their objectives for the Commission on the Status of Women meeting in March.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
	uin	HL6449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government will use the 60th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) to ensure that gender equality and women’s empowerment remain at the top of the global political agenda. We will negotiate with other UN Member States to agree a set of ambitious, action-oriented and forward-looking recommendations for governments around the world to accelerate progress on gender equality and ensure accountability.</p><p>At the first session after the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals, we will press for a meaningful follow-up process that places gender equality at the heart of the new agenda while ensuring that the CSW remains the prime global forum on gender equality and the laboratory of ideas that it is today.</p><p>Furthermore, we will enhance the UK’s reputation as a world leader in this area by promoting relevant national policies but also by exchanging ideas with other UN Member States. In line with the session’s themes this year, we will be focusing on women’s empowerment and on violence against women and girls in high level discussions, events and bilateral meetings.</p><p>In addition, the Government will host and support a number of events to raise the profile of certain issues which still prevent us from achieving equality, such as inequality in the workplace, discrimination in all its forms and violence against women and girls.</p><p>Lastly, but very importantly, we are working with civil society to ensure their participation remains an integral part of the CSW programme and their concerns are heard at the national and global levels.</p><p>Sixty years after the first session of the Commission on the Status of Women, the UK Government will send a strong signal that gender equality must be at the heart of economic and social development of all countries. We will have a ministerial team of four, led by the Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP, Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities, and including the Rt Hon Justine Greening MP, Secretary of State for International Development. Parliamentary Under Secretary for Women, Equalities and Family Justice Caroline Dinenage MP and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for International Development, Baroness Verma, in her capacity as Ministerial Champion for Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Overseas, will also attend.</p><p>The UK Government currently has two confirmed side events at this year’s Commission on the Status of Women. The first one will focus on getting more women and girls into science and technology and the second one will be on the gender pay gap.</p><p>We will also be taking part in other events where major issues such as women’s economic empowerment and violence against women are discussed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL6450 HL6451 question first answered 10/03/2016 12:40:10 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

455145

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	UN Commission on the Status of Women
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who will attend the Commission on the Status of Women meeting in March on their behalf.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
	uin	HL6450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government will use the 60th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) to ensure that gender equality and women’s empowerment remain at the top of the global political agenda. We will negotiate with other UN Member States to agree a set of ambitious, action-oriented and forward-looking recommendations for governments around the world to accelerate progress on gender equality and ensure accountability.</p><p>At the first session after the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals, we will press for a meaningful follow-up process that places gender equality at the heart of the new agenda while ensuring that the CSW remains the prime global forum on gender equality and the laboratory of ideas that it is today.</p><p>Furthermore, we will enhance the UK’s reputation as a world leader in this area by promoting relevant national policies but also by exchanging ideas with other UN Member States. In line with the session’s themes this year, we will be focusing on women’s empowerment and on violence against women and girls in high level discussions, events and bilateral meetings.</p><p>In addition, the Government will host and support a number of events to raise the profile of certain issues which still prevent us from achieving equality, such as inequality in the workplace, discrimination in all its forms and violence against women and girls.</p><p>Lastly, but very importantly, we are working with civil society to ensure their participation remains an integral part of the CSW programme and their concerns are heard at the national and global levels.</p><p>Sixty years after the first session of the Commission on the Status of Women, the UK Government will send a strong signal that gender equality must be at the heart of economic and social development of all countries. We will have a ministerial team of four, led by the Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP, Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities, and including the Rt Hon Justine Greening MP, Secretary of State for International Development. Parliamentary Under Secretary for Women, Equalities and Family Justice Caroline Dinenage MP and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for International Development, Baroness Verma, in her capacity as Ministerial Champion for Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Overseas, will also attend.</p><p>The UK Government currently has two confirmed side events at this year’s Commission on the Status of Women. The first one will focus on getting more women and girls into science and technology and the second one will be on the gender pay gap.</p><p>We will also be taking part in other events where major issues such as women’s economic empowerment and violence against women are discussed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL6449 HL6451 question first answered 10/03/2016 12:40:10 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger