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1132279

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	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	Women's Business Council
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent assessment she has made of the merits of the work of the Women's Business Council; and what its forthcoming work programme will be.
	tabling member constituency	Brent Central
	tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
	uin	264739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>The Women’s Business Council published its inaugural report five years ago. Since then we have seen a significant shift in women’s participation in, and experiences of, the workplace.</p><p>The Council has successfully influenced government policy on shared parental leave, flexible working and the provision of childcare. Members have raised the profile of issues with business leaders and developed specific programmes and toolkits for the business community.</p><p>I would like to pay tribute to the current Chair, Dame Cilla Snowball as she steps down from office next month, for overseeing the success of the Council’s programme.</p><p>We will be announcing the new Chair of the Women’s Business Council and its future business programme shortly.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 19/06/2019 16:58:09 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

1132280

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	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	Career Breaks: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many women have returned to the labour market as a result of funding from the Women Returners programme.
	tabling member constituency	Brent Central
	tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
	uin	264740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>Three rounds of funding for Returners Grants have been announced since March 2018, with £1.5 million now awarded to sixteen organisations supporting returners. Successful organisations funded under the first round began their programmes early this year.</p><p>These programmes provide extensive support to returners, supporting them to develop skills, build confidence, and complete accredited qualifications and training before they return to the labour market. Employment opportunities for returners taking part in the first round of projects will be sourced later this year.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 19/06/2019 16:58:45 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

1132281

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	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	Career Breaks: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) disabled and (b) black, Asian and minority ethnic group women who have returned to the labour market as a result of funding from the Women Returners programme.
	tabling member constituency	Brent Central
	tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
	uin	264741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>Three rounds of funding for Returner Grants have been announced since March 2018, with £1.5 million now awarded to sixteen organisations supporting returners. These programmes provide extensive support to returners, supporting them to develop skills, build confidence, and complete accredited qualifications and training, before they return to the labour market.</p><p>Programmes funded under the Returners Grant Fund will capture data on the protected characteristics of participants as part of programme evaluation. This will include ethnicity, disability, age, education and length of unemployment. Evaluation reports will be published upon the completion of all returner programmes funded by GEO.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 19/06/2019 16:59:41 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

1503279

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	answering body	Leader of the House
	answering dept id	34
	answering dept short name	Leader of the House
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
	hansard heading	Older People: Abuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what discussions he (a) has had and (b) plans to have with the Prime Minister regarding a response to the letter from Baroness Greengross of 20 June 2020 on supporting older victims of abuse.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	44940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>Baroness Greengross was an inspiration to members across the House and it is testament to her that, as she approached the end of her life, her thoughts were still with others. Her legacy is immense and I know all members will want to protect it. I am sure many members of this House will have written to the relevant Government departments to continue to raise the issues she championed.</p><p>In March 2022 we published the cross-Government Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan which commits £230 million of new funding and will seek to transform the whole of society’s response in order to prevent offending, support victims and pursue perpetrators, as well as to strengthen the systems in place needed to deliver these goals. As the Government continues this work, we should continue to remember Baroness Greengross and her wisdom and ideas.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/09/2022 16:31:21 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1537968

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	answering body	Leader of the House
	answering dept id	34
	answering dept short name	Leader of the House
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
	hansard heading	Leader of the House of Commons: Email
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, whether she has sent Government documents to her personal email address since her appointment as Leader of the House.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	75984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has published guidance to departments on the use of private email that covers how information is held for the purposes of access to information, and how formal decisions are recorded for the official record. This guidance is being updated to reflect changes in technology and ways of working, and will be published by the Cabinet Office in due course.</p><p>It is Government policy not to comment on individual Ministers’ security arrangements. Ministers receive support and expert advice to help them meet their obligations in the most appropriate and secure fashion. That includes regular security briefings for Ministers, and advice on protecting their personal data and mitigating cyber threats.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/11/2022 14:54:05 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1538530

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2022
	answering body	Leader of the House
	answering dept id	34
	answering dept short name	Leader of the House
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
	hansard heading	Leader of the House of Commons: Email
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what security guidance she has received on the use of her personal email address for ministerial work.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	77457
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>It is Government policy not to comment on individual Ministers’ security arrangements. Ministers receive support and expert advice to help them meet their obligations in the most appropriate and secure fashion. That includes regular security briefings for Ministers, and advice on protecting their personal data and mitigating cyber threats.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/11/2022 14:54:42 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1542388

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2022
	answering body	Leader of the House
	answering dept id	34
	answering dept short name	Leader of the House
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
	hansard heading	Parliament: Handbooks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, if she will update the Guide to Parliamentary Work for officials.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	87868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>Alongside UK Parliament Week, the updated Guide to Parliamentary Work was published on Monday 14th November and is now available on Gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-parliamentary-work). The guide has been produced by the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons, working closely with colleagues across government, and in the service of the House of Commons and House of Lords, and is designed for civil servants who work closely with Parliament and, in particular, Parliamentary teams across Whitehall.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/11/2022 10:16:34 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1542390

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2022
	answering body	Leader of the House
	answering dept id	34
	answering dept short name	Leader of the House
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence and Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what work the Parliamentary Capability Team has been doing with government departments to ensure timely and quality responses to Written Parliamentary Questions and correspondence from MPs.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	87869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Capability Team (PCT) provides training on managing parliamentary work to civil servants of all departments and grades. As part of this work, it offers blended learning courses on Written Parliamentary Questions and Ministerial Correspondence, and tailored workshops for Senior Civil Servants (SCS) on these processes. Since April 2020, this training has been attended by 2,303 civil servants. The PCT also supports departmental parliamentary teams to develop training on department-specific processes for this work.</p><p>Over the course of the Summer recess, the former Deputy Leader of the House of Commons also visited multiple government departments with the PCT and spoke about the importance of departments providing full and timely responses to Written Parliamentary Questions and correspondence from Members of Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/11/2022 10:17:52 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1542391

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2022
	answering body	Leader of the House
	answering dept id	34
	answering dept short name	Leader of the House
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what percentage of eligible officials in each government department have received training from the Parliamentary Capability Team.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	87870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>The table below provides total numbers of attendees, by department at Parliamentary Capability Team (PCT) training events since August 2017 (when the team was created). Training is open to all civil servants, but efforts are made to focus resources on those in roles that interact directly and indirectly with Parliament - including policy officials, and those directly supporting ministers.</p><p>Data under ‘cross-government/unspecified’ relates to attendance at events not arranged by the PCT, such as the annual Civil Service Live programme, and as part of other civil service initiatives such as the Fast Stream and Policy Profession programmes.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Attorney General's Office</p></td><td><p>84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cabinet Office</p></td><td><p>2523</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy</p></td><td><p>1344</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Culture, Media &amp; Sport</p></td><td><p>2061</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Education</p></td><td><p>869</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs</p></td><td><p>2214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Exiting the European Union</p></td><td><p>243</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for International Development</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for International Trade</p></td><td><p>819</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Transport</p></td><td><p>5477</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Work and Pensions</p></td><td><p>1642</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department of Health and Social Care</p></td><td><p>968</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foreign and Commonwealth &amp; Development Office</p></td><td><p>279</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Government Legal Department</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs</p></td><td><p>1399</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Treasury</p></td><td><p>908</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home Office</p></td><td><p>1637</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Defence</p></td><td><p>717</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government</p></td><td><p>621</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Justice</p></td><td><p>1206</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland Office</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prime Ministers Office</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland Office</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales Office</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Charity Commission</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Companies House</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown Prosecution Service</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Food Standards Agency (FSA)</p></td><td><p>285</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forestry Commission of England and Wales</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GCHQ</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Government Equalities Office</p></td><td><p>114</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Health and Safety Executive</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infected Blood Inquiry</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Intellectual Property Office</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MHRA</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Archives</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Office for National Statistics (ONS)</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ofgem</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ofsted</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Health England (PHE)</p></td><td><p>117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regulator of Social Housing</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scottish Government</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK Statistics Authority</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Valuation Office Agency</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cross-Govt/ Unspecified</p></td><td><p>4332</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/11/2022 10:22:06 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1542786

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2022
	answering body	Leader of the House
	answering dept id	34
	answering dept short name	Leader of the House
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
	hansard heading	Members: Lone Parents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the (a) sitting hours and (b) voting procedures of the House of Commons enable the participation of Members who are single parents.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	88982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>I am always keen to listen to suggestions from colleagues about the steps we might take to make Parliament a more modern working environment.</p><p>Sitting hours are a matter for the whole House and any changes would require a change to Standing Orders. A series of changes were made in 2012 following work by the Procedure Committee, and members can raise these matters with the Committee.</p><p>Voting procedures are also a matter for the House and any changes should enjoy a wide consensus among members. Slipping and pairing has been, and continues to be, a valuable practice that allows members to be absent from votes and the Whips’ offices on all sides of the House work hard to ensure that the system functions as well as possible for individual members. The House recently agreed an expansion of the proxy voting scheme and a review is to be completed by the Procedure Committee by 17th March 2023. Again, members may wish to approach the Committee with issues as part of this review.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 24/11/2022 15:08:33 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney