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	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Voting Rights: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to mark the centenary of women getting the right to vote in 1918.
	tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
	tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
	uin	125538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>The government has set aside £5m to celebrate this milestone in British democracy. Goverment wants to ensure that we support a range of organisations and communities to get involved.</p><p>£1.5million will be available to organisations and communities through a grants scheme. Further information can be found at: <a href="http://www.womensvotecentenaryfund.co.uk" target="_blank">www.womensvotecentenaryfund.co.uk</a></p><p>In the Autumn budget, the Chancellor announced that £1.2million of the centenary fund would 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>My Officials in the Government Equalities Office are developing an exciting national programme to celebrate and remember the suffrage movement. This includes funding the statue of Millicent Fawcett in Parliament Square, and a suite of education programmes in partnership with the Department for Education and the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 02/02/2018 13:12:16 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

833779

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Voting Rights: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to mark the centenary of women getting the right to vote in 1918.
	tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
	tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
	uin	125537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>There are plans to have an internal event organised by HMT staff to mark 100 years since some women were given the right to vote in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 02/02/2018 08:59:31 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

833782

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Voting Rights: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to mark the centenary of women getting the right to vote in 1918.
	tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
	tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
	uin	125540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence plans to participate in the nationwide Suffrage Flag Relay, organised by the Cross-Government Women's Network as part of the Civil Service celebrations for the suffrage centenary. A number of Defence sites will host the flag at various points in 2018. We will also promote the centenary of women's suffrage across our sites to raise awareness and encourage celebratory activities throughout the year.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 02/02/2018 14:26:38 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

833781

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Voting Rights: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether his Department plans to mark the centenary of women getting the right to vote in 1918.
	tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
	tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
	uin	125539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>This year marks the centenary of British women securing the right to vote. We should not forget what it took to achieve that. The government has set aside £5m to celebrate this important milestone in our democracy. Events are being planned across government to honour the extraordinary sacrifices made by the many suffragettes and the landmark changes they brought about.</p><p><strong><br></strong>The Department for Exiting the European Union’s staff networks are planning a number of events and activities to mark the centenary. These include celebrating International Women's day and participating in a wider civil service event bringing together former, current and future leaders to discuss the important contributions women have made, and continue to make, in the civil service.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 02/02/2018 14:50:45 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

833777

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Voting Rights: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to mark the centenary of the first women getting the right to vote in 1918.
	tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
	tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
	uin	125535
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government has set aside £5m to celebrate this milestone in British democracy.</p><p> </p><p>In the Autumn budget, the Chancellor announced that £1.2million of the centenary fund would 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> </p><p>A further £1.5million will be available to organisations and communities through a grants scheme. Online applications opened in January, and further information can be found at: www.womensvotecentenaryfund.co.uk</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is dedicated to achieving gender equality both in the workplace and in our justice system. The department’s Gender Equality Forum is organising a series of events to celebrate and commemorate the centenary of women’s suffrage as well as International Women’s Day on the 8<sup>th</sup> March.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 02/02/2018 14:15:46 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman