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168402

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/12/2014
	date	05/12/2014
	date tabled	05/12/2014
	ddp created	05/12/2014 18:12:52
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 14:44:10
	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	217408
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	15/12/2014 14:58:40
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many members of his Department's executive board are disabled.
	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 217408
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	217408
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department is unable to provide the answer to this question as, in line with Cabinet Office guidance and ONS best practice, we redact sensitive personal information where the results may show less than four individuals, thereby compromising their anonymity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The membership of the Departmental Executive Team can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions</a></p><p> </p>
	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

168377

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/12/2014
	date	05/12/2014
	date tabled	05/12/2014
	ddp created	05/12/2014 18:12:40
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 14:41:33
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A14: Suffolk
	house id	1
	identifier	217322
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	15/12/2014 17:03:17
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road traffic (a) accidents and (b) fatalities there have been on the A14 in Suffolk involving drivers aged under 21 years in each year since 2005.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
	tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 217322
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	217322
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The number of reported road traffic a) accidents and b) fatalities there have been on the A14 in Suffolk involving drivers aged 21 years in each year since 2005 is shown in the attached table.</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p>
	creator	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

166111

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/12/2014
	date	25/11/2014
	date tabled	25/11/2014
	ddp created	25/11/2014 23:13:40
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:39:43
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A4: Hammersmith and Fulham
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3169
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	01/12/2014 12:20:39
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect work on the Hammersmith flyover, scheduled to finish in summer 2014, to be completed.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL3169
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3169
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Transport in London, including the Hammersmith Flyover, is the responsibility of the Mayor and Transport for London.</p><p> </p><p>Work to strengthen the Hammersmith flyover, including replacing the bearings, installing a new carriageway drainage system and resurfacing and waterproofing the entire flyover, is due to be completed in summer 2015.</p><p> </p>
	creator	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

166113

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/12/2014
	date	25/11/2014
	date tabled	25/11/2014
	ddp created	25/11/2014 23:13:41
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:39:46
	answering body	Department of Health
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Abortion
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3171
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	05/12/2014 14:21:37
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to ensure greater accuracy in gathering gender-correlated abortion statistics.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL3171
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3171
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Sex of the fetus is not recorded on the HSA4 forms submitted to the Chief Medical Officer; the gender of the fetus is not known for most abortions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department’s latest analysis of birth ratios data published in May found no evidence of sex selection taking place in the United Kingdom. However, we will continue to monitor birth ratios and consider any other evidence that comes to light.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

166114

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/12/2014
	date	25/11/2014
	date tabled	25/11/2014
	ddp created	25/11/2014 23:13:42
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:39:47
	answering body	Department of Health
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Abortion
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3172
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	05/12/2014 14:23:41
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what protection they are offering to vulnerable women who feel under pressure to have a sex-selective abortion for fear of injury to their physical or mental health should they give birth to a girl.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL3172
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3172
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Women who present for an abortion should always have the opportunity to speak to a health professional or trained pregnancy counsellor on their own at some point during the consultation to determine the degree of certainty of their decision<strong>.</strong> Staff will take this opportunity to identify whether there is any pressure to terminate the pregnancy from others. Where pressure or coercion is identified, pathways should be in place to refer the woman for support from specialist services.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

166094

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/12/2014
	date	25/11/2014
	date tabled	25/11/2014
	ddp created	25/11/2014 23:13:27
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:39:08
	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
	hansard heading	Access to Work Programme
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3152
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	01/12/2014 15:43:41
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many users of Access to Work whose primary medical condition is classified as difficulty in hearing had the financial value of their support reduced as a result of a case review in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL3152
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3152
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The requested information is not available.</p>
	creator	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

168145

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/12/2014
	date	05/12/2014
	date tabled	05/12/2014
	ddp created	05/12/2014 18:10:37
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 14:15:52
	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	Agency Workers: EU Law
	house id	1
	identifier	217343
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	11/12/2014 16:26:13
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of those engaged with agencies using the Swedish derogation who are (a) white British and (b) from any other 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 217343
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	217343
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The exact number of agency workers in the UK who are employed on pay between assignment contracts who are men, women, white British or any other ethnic minority background is not known. Any estimated impacts of the Agency Workers Regulations were covered in the original impact assessment which can be found at: <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121212135622/http:/www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/employment-matters/docs/10-582-agency-workers-directive-impact-assessment" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121212135622/http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/employment-matters/docs/10-582-agency-workers-directive-impact-assessment</a></p><p> </p>
	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

168148

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/12/2014
	date	05/12/2014
	date tabled	05/12/2014
	ddp created	05/12/2014 18:10:39
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 14:16:14
	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	Agency Workers: EU Law
	house id	1
	identifier	217342
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	11/12/2014 16:26:13
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of those engaged with agencies using the Swedish derogation who are (a) men and (b) women.
	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 217342
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	217342
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The exact number of agency workers in the UK who are employed on pay between assignment contracts who are men, women, white British or any other ethnic minority background is not known. Any estimated impacts of the Agency Workers Regulations were covered in the original impact assessment which can be found at: <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121212135622/http:/www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/employment-matters/docs/10-582-agency-workers-directive-impact-assessment" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121212135622/http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/employment-matters/docs/10-582-agency-workers-directive-impact-assessment</a></p><p> </p>
	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

168144

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/12/2014
	date	05/12/2014
	date tabled	05/12/2014
	ddp created	05/12/2014 18:10:37
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 14:15:46
	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	217340
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	15/12/2014 16:22:29
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to increase participation in apprenticeships by young people from ethnic minority backgrounds.
	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 217340
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	217340
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government commissioned research into gender and apprenticeships and ethnicity and apprenticeships. A report was published in December 2013. Following this a new advisory group has been established to help address barriers and increase diversity within apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the last two years, projects under the Skills Funding Agency’s Equality and Diversity Good Practice Fund have encouraged people from ethnic minorities to apply for apprenticeships, in organisations such as Chiltern Training, Awaaz and Heba.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Additionally the ‘Get In. Go far’ campaign launched in September this year, aims to promote apprenticeships to a wide range of potential applicants and has generated over a million hits on YouTube.</p><p> </p><p>The number of applications made through the Apprenticeships Vacancies website from ethnic minority candidates increased from <strong>328,110</strong> in 2012/13 to <strong>382,520</strong> in 2013/14. Full information on the number of apprenticeship applications by ethnicity is published here:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/371696/ApprenticeshipVacancyReportNumberofapplicationsbyAgeGenderEthnicityorSSAorProgrammeLevelNov14.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/371696/ApprenticeshipVacancyReportNumberofapplicationsbyAgeGenderEthnicityorSSAorProgrammeLevelNov14</a></p><p> </p>
	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

168146

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/12/2014
	date	05/12/2014
	date tabled	05/12/2014
	ddp created	05/12/2014 18:10:38
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 14:15:59
	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	217338
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	15/12/2014 15:59:49
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of apprenticeship starters in England were from each ethnic group.
	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 217338
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	217338
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on apprenticeship starts and achievements by ethnicity is published in supplementary tables to a Statistical First Release (SFR):</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/378238/apprenticeships-achievements-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/378238/apprenticeships-achievements-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/378235/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/378235/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
	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