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847756

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Secretary of State for Education, what the average rate of hourly pay is for (a) women and (b) men in apprenticeships.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	129432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>The 2016 Apprenticeship Pay Survey estimates that the average (median) hourly pay for level 2 and 3 apprentices across England is £6.79 for females and £6.60 for males.</p><p> </p><p>Further details on apprenticeship pay can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630082/apprenticeship-pay-survey-2016-report-england.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630082/apprenticeship-pay-survey-2016-report-england.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 28/02/2018 15:04:17 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

798009

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2017
	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	Representation of the People Act 1918: Anniversaries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities how funding announced in the Spring 2017 Budget to mark the centenary of the Representation of the People Act 1918 has been allocated.
	tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
	tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
	uin	116916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>In the Budget my Rt hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that £1.2 million of the centenary fund will go directly to seven Centenary Cities and towns in England with a strong suffrage history, to strengthen the reach and legacy of regional activity to inspire a new generation with this story.</p><p>A further £1.5 million will be available to organisations and communities through a grants scheme. The Government Equalities Office (GEO) have appointed a grant administrator to oversee the application and award process and I will write to all Members with details of the scheme including application criteria shortly.</p><p>The rest of the £5 million fund will be spent on a statue of Millicent Fawcett, to be erected in Parliament Square; on activities to increase young people’s engagement with democracy; and on activities to increase women’s engagement with political representation. GEO will announce further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 05/12/2017 17:56:53 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

732933

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2017
	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 contracts put out to tender by the Government Equalities Office were awarded to (a) charities and (b) social enterprises in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	1253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>Information on contracts awarded by the Government Equalities Office is only available from 2014-15, and is as shown in the table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Contracts awarded by Government Equalities Office</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Charities</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Social Enterprises (and similar “Not for Profit” bodies) </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 05/07/2017 16:23:25 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

767689

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	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: Voting Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how much funding per region and constituent part of the country has been allocated to mark the centenary of votes for women.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	106461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The £5m funding is available for projects across England to celebrate the centenary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act, educate young people about democracy and encourage women to get involved in politics at all levels.</p><p> </p><p>The Government Equalities Office is in the process of agreeing how the Centenary Fund will be allocated. Given the limited time available and the size of the fund, a full public consultation was not feasible. Instead, we chose to consult widely with women’s organisations and non-governmental organisations on how the Government could support projects next year.</p><p> </p><p>As announced in April this year, the first statue of Millicent Fawcett, a leader of the suffrage movement, was erected in Parliament Square and funded from the £5 million Centenary Fund. Government has contributed just over £706,000 towards the statue’s costs.</p><p> </p><p>We are setting up a £1.5million Women’s Suffrage Centenary Grant Scheme specifically to support local and community groups across the regions of England to celebrate the centenary. This grant scheme has two funding streams: the small grants stream has a ceiling of £2,000 to support small local celebratory events. The larger grant stream will cover projects from £2,000 to £125,000 that will principally focus on increasing young people’s understanding and engagement with democracy as well as encouraging women to participate in public life. There will be a grant administrator to oversee the scheme which will be opening soon.‎ I have written to all members of the House to alert them to our plans and will be writing again when the scheme opens.</p><p> </p><p>We are also developing plans for supporting the reach, impact and legacy of existing centenary activities in a number of cities across England that have a strong suffrage history.</p><p> </p><p>The Barnett formula has been applied to this funding in the usual way and it is for the devolved administrations to decide how they choose to mark the centenary.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 106441 106442 106443 106444 question first answered 17/10/2017 11:40:30 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

767688

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	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: Voting Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how much of the £5 million announced in the Spring Budget 2017 to commemorate 100 years of women's suffrage has been spent.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	106444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The £5m funding is available for projects across England to celebrate the centenary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act, educate young people about democracy and encourage women to get involved in politics at all levels.</p><p> </p><p>The Government Equalities Office is in the process of agreeing how the Centenary Fund will be allocated. Given the limited time available and the size of the fund, a full public consultation was not feasible. Instead, we chose to consult widely with women’s organisations and non-governmental organisations on how the Government could support projects next year.</p><p> </p><p>As announced in April this year, the first statue of Millicent Fawcett, a leader of the suffrage movement, was erected in Parliament Square and funded from the £5 million Centenary Fund. Government has contributed just over £706,000 towards the statue’s costs.</p><p> </p><p>We are setting up a £1.5million Women’s Suffrage Centenary Grant Scheme specifically to support local and community groups across the regions of England to celebrate the centenary. This grant scheme has two funding streams: the small grants stream has a ceiling of £2,000 to support small local celebratory events. The larger grant stream will cover projects from £2,000 to £125,000 that will principally focus on increasing young people’s understanding and engagement with democracy as well as encouraging women to participate in public life. There will be a grant administrator to oversee the scheme which will be opening soon.‎ I have written to all members of the House to alert them to our plans and will be writing again when the scheme opens.</p><p> </p><p>We are also developing plans for supporting the reach, impact and legacy of existing centenary activities in a number of cities across England that have a strong suffrage history.</p><p> </p><p>The Barnett formula has been applied to this funding in the usual way and it is for the devolved administrations to decide how they choose to mark the centenary.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 106441 106442 106443 106461 question first answered 17/10/2017 11:40:30 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

767685

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	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	Monuments: Parliament Square
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how much of the £5 million announced in the Spring Budget 2017 to commemorate the centenary of votes for women will be spent on the statue of Millicent Fawcett in Parliament Square.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	106441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The £5m funding is available for projects across England to celebrate the centenary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act, educate young people about democracy and encourage women to get involved in politics at all levels.</p><p> </p><p>The Government Equalities Office is in the process of agreeing how the Centenary Fund will be allocated. Given the limited time available and the size of the fund, a full public consultation was not feasible. Instead, we chose to consult widely with women’s organisations and non-governmental organisations on how the Government could support projects next year.</p><p> </p><p>As announced in April this year, the first statue of Millicent Fawcett, a leader of the suffrage movement, was erected in Parliament Square and funded from the £5 million Centenary Fund. Government has contributed just over £706,000 towards the statue’s costs.</p><p> </p><p>We are setting up a £1.5million Women’s Suffrage Centenary Grant Scheme specifically to support local and community groups across the regions of England to celebrate the centenary. This grant scheme has two funding streams: the small grants stream has a ceiling of £2,000 to support small local celebratory events. The larger grant stream will cover projects from £2,000 to £125,000 that will principally focus on increasing young people’s understanding and engagement with democracy as well as encouraging women to participate in public life. There will be a grant administrator to oversee the scheme which will be opening soon.‎ I have written to all members of the House to alert them to our plans and will be writing again when the scheme opens.</p><p> </p><p>We are also developing plans for supporting the reach, impact and legacy of existing centenary activities in a number of cities across England that have a strong suffrage history.</p><p> </p><p>The Barnett formula has been applied to this funding in the usual way and it is for the devolved administrations to decide how they choose to mark the centenary.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 106442 106443 106444 106461 question first answered 17/10/2017 11:40:29 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

788648

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2017
	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	Employment: Menopause
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make it her policy to issue guidance on supporting the needs of menopausal women in the workplace.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	112521
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is supporting working women at all stages in their lives. The Women’s Business Council, a Government backed, business-led initiative, has held an action group that focuses specifically on removing the challenges within the workplace for older workers. It also helps employers to support working women living through the menopause.</p><p> </p><p>‘The Age of Success’ toolkit includes practical information and advice for businesses to support the needs of menopausal women in the workplace. This will be published on 24 November 2017 on the Women’s Business Council website: <a href="http://womensbusinesscouncil.co.uk/toolkits/" target="_blank">http://womensbusinesscouncil.co.uk/toolkits/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 112524 question first answered 20/11/2017 18:42:11 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

788647

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2017
	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	Employment: Menopause
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make it her policy to issue guidance on training for staff to support working women who are living through the menopause.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	112524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is supporting working women at all stages in their lives. The Women’s Business Council, a Government backed, business-led initiative, has held an action group that focuses specifically on removing the challenges within the workplace for older workers. It also helps employers to support working women living through the menopause.</p><p> </p><p>‘The Age of Success’ toolkit includes practical information and advice for businesses to support the needs of menopausal women in the workplace. This will be published on 24 November 2017 on the Women’s Business Council website: <a href="http://womensbusinesscouncil.co.uk/toolkits/" target="_blank">http://womensbusinesscouncil.co.uk/toolkits/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 112521 question first answered 20/11/2017 18:42:11 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

776263

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2017
	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	Abortion Act 1967: Anniversaries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will publish the events that she and Ministers at the Government Equalities Office attended to mark the 50th anniversary of passing of the Abortion Act.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
	uin	109071
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend, the Minister for Women and Equalities has not attended any events to mark the 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the passing of the Abortion Act.</p><p> </p><p>Government Equalities Office Ministers, including myself and My Rt hon. Friend, the Minister of State for School Standards and Minister for Equalities, have not attended any such events either.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 01/11/2017 17:48:14 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

804395

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	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	Equal Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to Answer of 23 November 2017 to Question 902535, on Equal Pay, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of requiring all larger employers to publish their gender pay gap on reducing that pay gap.
	tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
	tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
	uin	118536
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The government is determined to close the gender pay gap, which is currently at 18.4%. A full assessment was published that set out the expected impact of new regulations which introduced mandatory gender pay gap reporting:</p><p><a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2016/245/pdfs/ukia_20160245_en.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2016/245/pdfs/ukia_20160245_en.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The department recently published research on the action larger employers are taking to close the gender pay gaps within their organisations:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gender-pay-gap-employers-action-and-understanding" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gender-pay-gap-employers-action-and-understanding</a>.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 14/12/2017 17:54:11 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone