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1299273

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2021
	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	LGBT+ People: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what research she has conducted on the health, economic, and social effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the LGBT+ community.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	162659
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>Government vigorously scrutinises research from a wide range of sources on the impact of Covid-19 on minority groups, including the LGBT population. We routinely monitor research by academics and other agencies published in this area.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 17/03/2021 15:28:52 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1299274

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2021
	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	Equality Act 2010
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans she has to strengthen the protection against intersectional discrimination and enact section 14 of the Equality Act 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	162660
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>We have no plans to implement the dual discrimination provision in the Act. We believe that current protections are adequate and that enactment would introduce unwelcome regulatory complexity and place new costly burdens on business and the public sector consequent on the introduction of a further 21 protected characteristics. In addition, an employee or service user may bring a discrimination claim under more than one ground, which the courts can then consider consecutively, where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 10/03/2021 10:13:23 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1299275

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2021
	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	LGBT+ People: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will include improved data collection from LGBT+ employees as part of the LGBT+ Action Plan.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	162661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>We understand that robust data collection can help employers to better understand the needs of their employees. The Office for National Statistics and the Government Statistical Service has developed monitoring standards for sexual orientation and gender identity. These standards are freely available and can be found on the ONS website.</p><p>In 2020, the Minister for Women and Equalities announced that the Equality Hub in the Cabinet Office will be embarking on the Government’s broadest and most comprehensive equality data project yet. The Equality Data Programme will gather data in order to understand the barriers that people from every background are facing across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 10/03/2021 10:17:10 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1299276

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2021
	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	LGBT+ People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will publish guidance on inclusive language in relation to sexual minorities and gender identities in (a) Government reports, (b) official literature and (b) in-service delivery.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	162662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>Terms and language regarding sexual orientation and gender identity are evolving rapidly and many terms may mean different things to different people.</p><p>Under the Public Sector Equality Duty, public authorities must, in all their functions, have ‘due regard’ to the need to eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between people with different protected characteristics, including when designing policies and delivering services. This is key to the Government’s commitment to delivering equality of opportunity for all and my officials in the Equality Hub provide advice to departments to assist with this.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 12/03/2021 14:06:53 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1334098

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2021
	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	Conversion Therapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she has taken to ensure her Department’s consultation on banning conversion therapy will prioritise the voices of survivors of those practices.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	15323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>Any ban we bring forward must work for those who need it most, especially victims and survivors. We have already met with conversion therapy survivors, to hear about their experiences. We have committed to launching a consultation in September and this will be vital for ensuring the action we take is informed, effective and proportionate. I would encourage anyone who has been a victim of conversion therapy to respond to our consultation when it launches in September.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 15216 question first answered 17/06/2021 16:57:48 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1486801

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2022
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	British Constitution: Reform
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has had recent discussions with devolved Administrations on potential constitutional reform.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	900881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>I have not had any discussions with the Welsh Government on constitutional reform. Nor have I had any discussions on constitutional reform with businesses, charities, stakeholders, voters, or investors. As we recover from the pandemic and devote ourselves to helping with Ukraine this is the last thing any sane person thinks is a priority.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 06/07/2022 16:14:11 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1136895

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Community Interest Companies: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending VAT relief to community interest companies; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	273430
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government makes available several VAT reliefs for charitable activities including zero rates for the construction of charitable buildings, sales of donated goods and charitable advertising.</p><p> </p><p>Under EU VAT law it is not possible to extend these reliefs to other organisations and while the UK remains a member of the EU our rights and obligations remain unchanged.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/07/2019 07:35:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1141829

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tobacco
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department (a) collects and (b) publishes on (i) tobacco sales, (ii) profits, (iii) marketing and (iv) research.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	281814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text HM Treasury does not collect data on tobacco sales, profits, marketing or research. HM Revenue & Customs does collect those financial records necessary to establish tax liabilities of individual tobacco companies and retailers. Any financial data collected for this purpose is subject to taxpayer confidentiality and not published by HMRC. answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 03/09/2019 07:51:36 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1141830

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will collect data on illicit tobacco seizures of less than 100,000 cigarettes.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	281815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>HMRC currently collects data from all illicit tobacco seizures. Details of total volumes seized are published on an annual basis in the ‘Corporate Report: Outputs for tackling tobacco smuggling’. This can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-tobacco-smuggling-2013-to-2014-outputs/outputs-for-april-2018-to-march-2019#cigarette-seizures" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-tobacco-smuggling-2013-to-2014-outputs/outputs-for-april-2018-to-march-2019#cigarette-seizures</a></p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 03/09/2019 08:00:53 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1141832

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to assess the extent of the illicit tobacco trade in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	281816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs estimates the size of the UK illicit tobacco market on an annual basis and publishes these estimates within its ‘Measuring Tax Gaps’ series of reports. The latest estimates are presented in Table 3.3, page 37, of the ‘Measuring Tax Gaps: 2019 edition report’, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps</a>.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 03/09/2019 07:54:21 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day