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100023

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/10/2014
	date	15/10/2014
	date tabled	15/10/2014
	ddp created	21/10/2014 12:30:06
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 02:57:06
	answering body	Department of Health
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ovarian Cancer
	house id	1
	identifier	905561
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	21/10/2014 15:46:38
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase early identification of ovarian cancer.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 905561
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	905561
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>We are investing £450 million in earlier diagnosis of cancer, including improving direct general practitioner access to non-obstetric ultrasound to support earlier diagnosis of ovarian cancer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Public Health England ran a regional Be Clear on Cancer campaign early in 2014 to raise awareness of the symptoms of ovarian cancer. The findings of the pilot will be evaluated in 2015, and this evidence would inform any decision to move from a regional to national campaign.</p><p> </p> question first answered 21/10/2014 15:46:38
	creator	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

39431

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/02/2014
	date	24/02/2014
	date tabled	24/02/2014
	ddp created	25/02/2014 00:11:23
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:05:17
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	identifier	189096
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many workplace nurseries (a) directly operated by his Department and (b) operated by a third party on his Department's property there were at (a) 5 May 2010 and (b) 5 February 2014; and how many such nurseries are expected to cease operating in (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 189096
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189096
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Cabinet Office employees have access to a subsidised workplace nursery which is run by a third party provider. There are no current plans to change its operation.</p><p> </p> question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

44555

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/03/2014
	date	21/03/2014
	date tabled	21/03/2014
	ddp created	21/03/2014 17:20:17
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:56:56
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	house id	1
	identifier	193250
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	27/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of female-headed households which have had to relocate as a result of the benefit cap.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 193250
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	193250
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested on what estimate has been made of the number of female-headed households that have had to relocate as a result of the benefit cap is not available. </p> question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

44556

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/03/2014
	date	21/03/2014
	date tabled	21/03/2014
	ddp created	21/03/2014 17:20:17
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:56:58
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	house id	1
	identifier	193236
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	27/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of female-headed households which have had to relocate as a result of the under-occupancy penalty.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 193236
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	193236
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>A consortium has been commissioned to carry out a two year monitoring of the effects of the removal of the spare room subsidy measure across Great Britain. This consortium is led by Ipsos-MORI and includes the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research. </p><p> </p><p>The evaluation is taking place over a two year period, starting from April 2013 with a final report published in late 2015. The evaluation includes research with claimants, social landlords, Local Authority staff and voluntary organisations.</p> question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

46246

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/04/2014
	date	31/03/2014
	date tabled	31/03/2014
	ddp created	01/04/2014 21:11:02
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:18:42
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	house id	1
	identifier	903482
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to help households improve their energy efficiency.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 903482
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	903482
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Over 600,000 homes have received energy efficiency improvements so far as a result of the Coalition's Energy Company Obligation and Green Deal initiatives. Green Deal assessments are stimulating interest and there had been over 160,000 by the end of February. Yesterday we announced additional £88 million from the Government to drive street by street roll out under the Green Deal Communities scheme.</p><p> </p><p>We expect the Green Deal market to continue to expand in 2014 and beyond.</p><p> </p> question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

49556

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/05/2014
	date	02/05/2014
	date tabled	02/05/2014
	ddp created	02/05/2014 16:40:15
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 04:29:30
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	identifier	197639
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	13/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of levels of satisfaction with Cafcass among younger children who do not complete formal feedback forms.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 197639
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	197639
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>While complaints made to Cafcass by children and young people are monitored nationally, it collects, monitors and acts on feedback at a local level. Cafcass has commissioned the Family Justice Young People's Board to review how children and young people provide feedback to Cafcass and advise on ways to encourage more feedback both via formal and informal routes. Cafcass now has various methods of obtaining feedback from the children and young people it works with which include more formal methods such as feedback forms and more informal and child-friendly methods such as ‘feedback trees'. Feedback trees encourage children to write out or draw their feelings on how Cafcass has worked with them, allowing Cafcass practitioners to build on this feedback. There is no central or national monitoring of this informal feedback.</p> question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60874

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 22:40:44
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 07:34:22
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Equal Opportunities
	house id	1
	identifier	199919
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/06/2014 12:55:15
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what targets the Law Officers' Departments have for increasing diversity; and what progress has been made on meeting those targets in the last year.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199919
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199919
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to her by the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 16th June (Official Report, Col 434W).</p><p> </p> question first answered 17/06/2014 12:55:15
	creator	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60875

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 22:40:44
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 07:34:32
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Equal Opportunities
	house id	1
	identifier	199940
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/06/2014 12:53:07
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what consideration the Law Officers' Departments' give to the diversity policies and records of businesses or other organisations when considering their bid for commercial contracts or grants.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199940
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199940
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to her by the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 16th June (Official Report, Col 434W).</p><p> </p> question first answered 17/06/2014 12:53:07
	creator	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60878

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 22:40:45
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 07:34:48
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Apprentices
	house id	1
	identifier	199999
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/06/2014 13:05:43
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of those (a) starting and (b) completing an apprenticeship in England since May 2010 were (i) female, (ii) registered disabled and (iii) from an ethnic minority background.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199999
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199999
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Information on apprenticeship starts and achievements by gender, ethnicity and learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities (LLDD) is published by academic year in supplementary tables to a Statistical First Release (SFR).</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships--2</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/298401/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/298401/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/296345/apprenticeship-achievements-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xlsm" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/296345/apprenticeship-achievements-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xlsm</a></p> question first answered 17/06/2014 13:05:43
	creator	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60879

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 22:40:45
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 07:34:54
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	identifier	199996
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/06/2014 16:54:07
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the ethnic breakdown of workers earning between the National Minimum Wage and the Living Wage.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199996
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199996
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Government supports a living wage and encourages businesses to pay it when it is affordable and not at the expense of jobs. However, decisions on what wages to set, above the national minimum wage, are for employers and workers.</p><p>The Government has not estimated the breakdown of workers earning between the National Minimum Wage and the Living Wage by ethnicity.</p><p>The Government's main policy lever in addressing low pay is the National Minimum Wage (NMW). Using the Labour Force Survey, in 2013, 8.3% of the ‘ethnic minority' group (see footnote) were in jobs that paid at or below the NMW while overall 7.8% of the jobs in the economy paid at or below the NMW. This is as set out in the Low Pay Commission's 2014 Report, Figure 2.6.</p><p>We are absolutely clear that anyone from whatever background who is entitled to be paid the minimum wage should receive it. HMRC investigates every complaint made through the free and confidential Pay and Work Rights Helpline. Since 1 October 2013, employers who fail to pay the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will be publicly named and shamed under revamped criteria announced in August 2013 to make it easier to clamp down on rogue businesses. This is on top of financial penalties which employers already face if they fail to pay NMW.</p><p>Footnote:</p><p>The definition of ‘ethnic-minority' group is as defined in the Labour Force Survey (LFS)</p><p>Also please note that the LFS overstates the number of Minimum Wage jobs and workers when compared to the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) dataset.</p> question first answered 17/06/2014 16:54:07
	creator	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60880

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 22:40:45
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 07:34:59
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Conditions of Employment: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	identifier	199997
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	18/06/2014 12:16:37
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the ethnic breakdown of workers on zero hour contracts.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199997
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199997
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> question first answered 18/06/2014 12:16:37
	creator	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60881

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 22:40:46
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 07:35:07
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Teachers: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	identifier	199998
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/06/2014 13:13:57
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department has taken to increase the number of black and minority ethnic professors teaching in public universities.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199998
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199998
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Higher education institutions (HEIs) are independent, autonomous bodies and are entirely responsible for the recruitment, promotion and retention of their staff. Universities, like other employers, are subject to the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 and must ensure they do not discriminate in their recruitment practices. Universities are also required to meet the Public Sector Equality Duty and take a proactive approach to advancing equality of opportunity.</p><p>I understand that employer and employee representative organisations are taking action to address issues of equality in the higher education sector workforce. The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) through the Equality Challenge Unit and in other ways, works with the higher education (HE) sector to support activities to address issues of representation both in the HE workforce and student population.</p> question first answered 17/06/2014 13:13:57
	creator	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60882

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 22:40:46
	ddp modified	15/12/2015 11:21:45
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Equality
	house id	1
	identifier	199939
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/06/2014 16:48:56
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what consideration his Department gives to the diversity policies and records of businesses or other organisations when considering their bid for commercial contracts or grants.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199939
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199939
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer by my Rt. Hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office (Francis Maude) on 16 June 2014, Official Report, column 434W.</p> question first answered 17/06/2014 16:48:56
	creator	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60883

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 22:40:46
	ddp modified	15/12/2015 11:21:19
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Equality
	house id	1
	identifier	199918
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/06/2014 16:51:18
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what targets his Department has for increasing diversity; and what progress has been made on meeting those targets in the last year.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199918
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199918
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer by my Rt. Hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office (Francis Maude) on 16 June 2014, Official Report, column 434W.</p> question first answered 17/06/2014 16:51:18
	creator	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60886

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 22:40:46
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 07:35:37
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Equal Opportunities
	house id	1
	identifier	199873
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/06/2014 16:27:30
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish a new diversity strategy for the Civil Service.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199873
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199873
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to her on Monday 16 June 2014 (Official Report) Column Ref: 434W.</p><p> </p> question first answered 17/06/2014 16:27:30
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60893

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 22:40:48
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 07:36:14
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Equal Opportunities
	house id	1
	identifier	199937
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/06/2014 15:05:03
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what targets his Department has for increasing diversity; and what progress has been made on meeting those targets in the last year.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199937
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199937
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p><strong>In common with other government departments the Treasury has diversity targets for its workforce (gender, ethnicity and disability), monitors progress and implements diversity initiatives where appropriate. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>HM Treasury diversity targets for its Senior Civil Service (SCS) </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Group</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Target</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Women</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>42 %</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>BME</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5% </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Disability</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5% </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>HM Treasury's diversity targets for its employees below the SCS</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Group</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Target</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Women Range E</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>50% </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Women Range D</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>50% </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>BME Range E</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>BME Range D</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Disability Range E</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Disability Range D</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>On progress against the targets the Treasury publishes information on the proportion of its employees by gender, ethnicity and disability by each Civil Service pay scale. The most recent information, March 2013, is in HM Treasury's <em>Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13</em>, page 43, available on the Treasury's external website. </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>The March 2014 data will be published in the <em>Annual Report and Accounts</em> 2014 in due course</strong></p> question first answered 17/06/2014 15:05:03
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60894

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 22:40:48
	ddp modified	16/12/2015 12:13:50
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Equality
	house id	1
	identifier	199958
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/06/2014 15:07:42
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration his Department gives to the diversity policies and records of businesses or other organisations when considering their bid for commercial contracts or grants.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199958
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199958
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_July" target="_blank">In July</a>In July 2013 HM Treasury's procurement functions transferred to the Crown Commercial Service (CCS—formerly the Government Procurement Service, GPS). HM Treasury decides selection criteria and weightings for procurements based on advice from CCS.</p><p> </p><p>The selection criteria and weightings in the procurement procedures used by CCS are not fixed, but vary from project to project. UKpublic procurement policy is to award contracts on the basis of value for money, which means the optimum combination of cost and quality over the lifetime of the project. Public sector procurers are required to assess value for money from the perspective of the contracting authority using criteria linked to the subject matter of the contract, including compliance with the published specification.</p><p> </p><p>Diversity policies and records of businesses can be taken into account at tender evaluation stage if they relate directly to the subject matter of a contract from the point of view of the contracting authority.</p><p> </p><p>Treasury's procurements are evaluated against response guidance provided to bidders as part of Invitations to Tender (ITT) or Requests for Quotes (RFQ). Since January 2011, central Government Departments have been required to publish on Contracts Finder information on the tenders issued and contracts they award with a value over £10,000 (excluding VAT):</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a></p><p> </p><p>Selection criteria and weightings applied in procurements form part of the information published.</p> question first answered 17/06/2014 15:07:42
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60896

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 22:40:48
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 07:36:31
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Equal Opportunities
	house id	1
	identifier	199942
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/06/2014 15:54:44
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consideration his Department gives to the diversity policies and records of businesses or other organisations when considering their bid for commercial contracts or grants.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199942
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199942
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>This Government procures on the basis of value for money. Departments and the Crown Commercial Service will ensure that social, economic and sustainability issues are considered in procurement projects and that specifications, terms and conditions and evaluation criteria are developed to ensure that the relevant issues are addressed as appropriate for the subject matter of the requirements.</p><p> </p><p>As outlined in the Written Ministerial Statement of 6 September 2013, <em>Official Report</em>, Column 33WS, on the Government response to the public sector equality duty review, there is clear evidence of equality and diversity policies going too far in the other direction, by imposing unreasonable and expensive burdens on organisations bidding for public sector contracts. The Government has committed to reducing procurement gold-plating by the public sector.</p><p> </p> question first answered 17/06/2014 15:54:44
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60898

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 22:40:49
	ddp modified	14/12/2015 16:09:37
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Equality
	house id	1
	identifier	199921
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	23/06/2014 14:09:47
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what targets his Department has for increasing diversity; and what progress has been made on meeting those targets in the last year.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199921
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199921
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, the right hon. Member for Horsham (Francis Maude) on 16 June, <em>Official Report</em>, Column 434W.</p><p> </p> question first answered 23/06/2014 14:09:47
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60899

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 22:40:49
	ddp modified	15/12/2015 11:21:21
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Equality
	house id	1
	identifier	199922
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/06/2014 09:59:10
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what targets his Department has for increasing diversity; and what progress has been made on meeting those targets in the last year.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199922
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199922
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport, which includes the Government Equalities Office, has no specific targets for increasing employeediversity. DCMS publishes its employee diversity information on data.gov.uk annually. The most recent diversity information can be found at the following link</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/237397/DCMS_Equality_Workforce_Data_2012-2013.csv/preview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/237397/DCMS_Equality_Workforce_Data_2012-2013.csv/preview</a></p> question first answered 17/06/2014 09:59:10
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60900

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 22:40:49
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 07:36:54
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	identifier	199879
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/06/2014 13:48:42
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of staff within his Department who have been subject to formal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five financial years classed themselves as white British.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199879
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199879
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The table shows the proportion of staff, within the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, who have been subject to formal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five financial years and who have declared themselves as white British.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of DCMS headcount who have been subject to disciplinary proceedings</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of staff subject to disciplinary proceedings who declared themselves as white British</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of staff subject to disciplinary proceedings who declared their nationality as British but ethnicity is undeclared</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2009 – 31 March 2010</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2010 – 31 March 2011</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td><td><p>33%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2011 – 31 March 2012</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2012 – 31 March 2013</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2013 – 31 March 2014</p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td><td><p>33%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures as they relate to the period from September 2012 include the Government Equalities Office, which joined the Department in that month as part of a machinery of Government move. Before September 2012, the Government Equalities Office was part of the Home Office and the information requested for this period is not available.</p><p> </p> question first answered 17/06/2014 13:48:42
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60901

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 22:40:49
	ddp modified	15/12/2015 11:21:47
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Equality
	house id	1
	identifier	199943
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/06/2014 10:01:33
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what consideration his Department gives to the diversity policies and records of businesses or other organisations when considering their bid for commercial contracts or grants.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199943
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199943
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by My Rt Hon Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office.</p> question first answered 17/06/2014 10:01:33
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60902

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 22:40:49
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 07:37:06
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	identifier	199900
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/06/2014 13:52:30
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of staff within his Department who have been dismissed following formal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five financial years classed themselves as white British.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199900
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199900
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The table shows the proportion of staff within the Department for Culture, media and Sport who have been dismissed following formal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five financial years and declared themselves as white British.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of DCMS headcount who have been dismissed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of staff dismissed following formal disciplinary proceedings who declared themselves as white British</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of staff subject to disciplinary proceedings who declared their nationality as British but ethnicity is undeclared</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2009 – 31 March 2010</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2010 – 31 March 2011</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2011 – 31 March 2012</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2012 – 31 March 2013</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2013 – 31 March 2014</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures as they relate to the period from September 2012 include the Government Equalities Office, which joined the Department in that month as part of a machinery of Government move. Before September 2012, the Government Equalities Office was part of the Home Office and the information requested for this period is not available.</p> question first answered 17/06/2014 13:52:30
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60904

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 22:40:50
	ddp modified	16/12/2015 12:13:37
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Equality
	house id	1
	identifier	199944
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/06/2014 16:00:59
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consideration his Department gives to the diversity policies and records of businesses or other organisations when considering their bid for commercial contracts or grants.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199944
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199944
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence will consider the diversity policies and records of businesses or other organisations where they are relevant and proportionate to the subject matter of the contract, and seeking best value for money in procurement.</p><p> </p> question first answered 17/06/2014 16:00:59
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60906

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 22:40:50
	ddp modified	16/12/2015 12:13:23
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Equality
	house id	1
	identifier	199923
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	18/06/2014 16:03:47
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what targets his Department has for increasing diversity; and what progress has been made on meeting those targets in the last year.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199923
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199923
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not have targets for increasing diversity. <br><br>In 2012 the MOD published its Strategic Equality Objectives in accordance with the statutory requirements flowing from the Equality Act 2010 to promote equality. These objectives, including the advancement of equality of opportunity, were endorsed by the Defence Board to reflect the fact that the duty to promote equality sits squarely at the top of the Department.<br><br>In September 2013, the Permanent Secretary and Chief of the Defence Staff announced the establishment of a Defence Diversity and Inclusion Programme, with the aim of making a tangible and meaningful change in the MOD's approach to diversity and diversity outcomes. <br><br>The primary aim of the programme is to make the workforce more representative of society at all levels, and metrics will be used to measure success.<br><br>The MOD publishes a biannual breakdown of diversity statistics which contains analysis of all diversity categories for both civilian and Service Personnel. The most recent report, published on 29 May 2014, can be found at the following address: http://www.dasa.mod.uk/index.php/publications/personnel/combined/diversity-dashboard</p> question first answered 18/06/2014 16:03:47
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