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170297

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Scottish Power
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he received reports from the MacDonald Partnership in relation to mis-sold Scottish Power Power Plan warranties; what the titles of such reports were; and when he plans to respond to those reports.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	218595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The initial report from Mr MacDonald was received on 17 July 2014 for review by the Insolvency Service. Further information including another more detailed report was received from him during September and October 2014, and these again have been reviewed by the Insolvency Service. The reports are confidential.</p><p> </p><p>The reports themselves do not require a direct response but I can confirm that the Insolvency Service has completed its review of this material and is in communication with Mr MacDonald.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 17/12/2014 11:11:20 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

178818

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2015
	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 many people have applied for the Access to Elected Office for Disabled People Fund in each year since its establishment; and what estimate she has made of the total grants from that date to May 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	223992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2015 answer text <p>The number of people who have made applications to the Access to Elected Office fund by year is in the table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of applicants</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15 (to date)</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The total value of Grants awarded to date (from July 2012 to January 2015) is £399,061, and applications totalling £92,442 are currently pending. Total grant expenditure will depend on the final number of successful applications between now and the end of March 2015, after which date the fund will cease to take applications.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 19/02/2015 16:12:50 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

92318

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	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	Performance Appraisal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, how many officials in the Government Equalities Office who received the (a) exceeded, (b) met and (c) must improve performance mark under the Civil Service Employment Policy Performance Management System (i) had a disability, (ii) worked full-time and (iii) worked part-time in 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	209630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p><strong>The table sets out the number of Government Equalities Office employees, within each performance category, who have declared a disability. </strong><strong>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) takes seriously its obligations to collect diversity data as required by the Equality Act 2010. All staff have been asked to provide personal diversity data to be held anonymously, and we continue to encourage increased declaration by staff. As such these figures will not be fully representative of workforce diversity</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>i) </strong><strong>Disability</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>GEO</p></td><td><p>EYR Rating</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Disability</p></td><td><p><strong>Exceptional</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Good</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Must Improve</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not disclosed</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prefer not to say</p></td><td> </td><td><p>*</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Yes</p></td><td> </td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*The disclosure of numbers where they amount to fewer than five could enable identification of individuals to whom this information relates. This would amount to a release of their personal data in breach of the Data Protection Act</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>ii)&amp;iii) Full –time/part –time </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The table sets out the number of Government Equalities Office employees, within each performance category, who work full time or part time.</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>GEO</p></td><td><p>EYR Rating</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Part time full time</p></td><td><p><strong>Exceptional</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Good</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Must Improve</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Full Time</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Part Time</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*The disclosure of numbers where they amount to fewer than five could enable identification of individuals to whom this information relates. This would amount to a release of their personal data in breach of the Data Protection Act</p><p> </p><p>The figure given in the tables are for staff completing a 2013/14 performance report as part of the DCMS Employment Policy Performance Management System. The GEO headcount for staff covered by this system at 31 March 2014 was 50: this included staff who had recently transferred to DCMS (GEO) from other Government Departments, or had recently returned to DCMS (GEO) after e.g. maternity leave, and are therefore excluded from the total shown.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 14/10/2014 16:13:51 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

92319

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	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	Performance Appraisal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, how many officials in the Government Equalities Office completed the Civil Service Employment Policy Performance Management System in 2013-14; how many and what proportion of those officials received the (a) exceeded, (b) met and (c) must improve performance mark; and how many and what proportion (i) did and (ii) did not qualify for a bonus under that process.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	209652
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p><strong>The table sets out the number of Government Equalities Office employees who completed the Civil Service Employment Policy Performance Management System in 2013-14; and the proportion of those officials who received the (a) exceeded, (b) met and (c) must improve performance mark and how many and what proportion who (i) did and (ii) did not qualify for a bonus.</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>GEO</p></td><td><p>EYR Rating</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Exceptional</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Good</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Must Improve</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>36**</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Bonus</p></td><td><p><strong>Eligible</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Not eligible</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Grand Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>28%</p></td><td><p>72%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>** The figure given is for staff completing a 2013/14 performance report as part of the DCMS Employment Policy Performance Management System. The GEO headcount for staff covered by this system at 31 March 2014 was 50: this included staff who had recently transferred to DCMS (GEO) from other Government Departments, or had recently returned to DCMS (GEO) after e.g. maternity leave, and are therefore excluded from the total shown.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 14/10/2014 16:12:59 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

92320

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	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	Performance Appraisal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, how many officials in the Government Equalities Office of what (a) gender, (b) ethnicity and (c) age received the Civil Service Employment Policy Performance Management System's (i) exceeded, (ii) met and (iii) must improve performance mark in 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	209483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p><strong>The table sets out the number of Government Equalities Office employees within each performance category for the 2013-14 reporting year for assessments received to date by gender, ethnicity and age. </strong><strong>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) takes seriously its obligations to collect diversity data as required by the Equality Act 2010. All staff have been asked to provide personal diversity data to be held anonymously, and we continue to encourage increased declaration by staff. As such these figures will not be fully representative of workforce diversity. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>a) </strong><strong>Gender</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>GEO</p></td><td><p>EYR Rating</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Gender</p></td><td><p><strong>Exceptional</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Good</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Must Improve</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*The disclosure of numbers where they amount to fewer than five could enable identification of individuals to whom this information relates. This would amount to a release of their personal data in breach of the Data Protection Act</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>b) </strong><strong>Ethnicity</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>GEO</p></td><td><p>EYR Rating</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Ethnicity</p></td><td><p><strong>Exceptional</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Good</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Must Improve</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not disclosed</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Any Other Ethnic Background</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td> </td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian - Indian</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td> </td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black - African</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black - Caribbean</p></td><td> </td><td><p>*</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed - Other</p></td><td> </td><td><p>*</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Prefer not to say</p></td><td> </td><td><p>*</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*The disclosure of numbers where they amount to fewer than five could enable identification of individuals to whom this information relates. This would amount to a release of their personal data in breach of the Data Protection Act</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>c) </strong><strong>Age </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>GEO</p></td><td><p>EYR Rating</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Age</p></td><td><p><strong>Exceptional</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Good</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Must Improve</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25-29</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>30-34</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>35-39</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>40-44</p></td><td> </td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>45-49</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>50-54</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>55-59</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>60-64</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*The disclosure of numbers where they amount to fewer than five could enable identification of individuals to whom this information relates. This would amount to a release of their personal data in breach of the Data Protection Act</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 14/10/2014 16:13:27 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

168384

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2014
	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	Living Wage
	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 (a) the Government Equalities Office's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by the Government Equalities Office who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	217440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office (GEO) does not have any direct employees who are paid less than the living wage.</p><p>GEO, as part of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, is not responsible for setting pay levels for contracted workers. This is a matter for the organisations who employ them. Where appropriate, the Department will include a clause in its contract terms and conditions encouraging suppliers to pay at least the living wage to their employees. For existing contracts where payment of the Living Wage is an issue, the Department has entered into negotiations with those suppliers to encourage to pay it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson grouped question UIN 217419 217461 question first answered 15/12/2014 14:49:39 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168385

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2014
	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	Directors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many members of the Government Equalities Office's executive board are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic background.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	217377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Director of the Government Equalities Office is a member of the DCMS Executive Board. The DCMS Executive Board has 7 white British members and 1 from any other ethnic background.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 15/12/2014 12:17:19 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168386

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2014
	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	Living Wage
	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 (a) the Government Equalities Office's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by the Government Equalities Office who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	217461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office (GEO) does not have any direct employees who are paid less than the living wage.</p><p>GEO, as part of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, is not responsible for setting pay levels for contracted workers. This is a matter for the organisations who employ them. Where appropriate, the Department will include a clause in its contract terms and conditions encouraging suppliers to pay at least the living wage to their employees. For existing contracts where payment of the Living Wage is an issue, the Department has entered into negotiations with those suppliers to encourage to pay it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson grouped question UIN 217419 217440 question first answered 15/12/2014 14:49:39 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168387

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2014
	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	Directors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many members of the Government Equalities Office executive board are (a) male and (b) female.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	217356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Director of the Government Equalities Office is a member of the DCMS Executive Board. The DCMS Executive Board has 1 male and 7 female members</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 15/12/2014 12:18:02 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168388

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2014
	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	Directors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many members of the Government Equalities Office's executive board are disabled.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	217398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Director of the Government Equalities Office is a member of the DCMS Executive Board. No members of the DCMS Executive Board have declared a disability.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 15/12/2014 12:15:56 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson