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62961

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Marriage: Islam
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she has taken to raise awareness amongst Muslim couples that Islamic marriages without a legal component are not recognised in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	201474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text A small working group of internal and external stakeholders was established by the MoJ in 2012 to consider why so few mosques are registered for the purpose of conducting marriages. The working group has been exploring what more could be done in communications and guidance within the existing legal framework. The group is also examining how community led approaches could raise awareness of religious marriages which are not recognised by the state and the potential legal consequences. answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 03/07/2014 16:53:02 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60915

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what targets his Department has for increasing diversity; and what progress has been made on meeting those targets in the last year.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	199925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>Whilst the Department for Education does not set explicit targets for increasing diversity, Management Committee monitors representation rates on a monthly basis.</p><p>The table below shows the change to the workforce over the past year:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>May-13</p></td><td><p>May-14</p></td><td><p>Annual change (percentage points)</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><p>Workforce</p></td><td><p>Black and minority ethnic</p></td><td><p>16.6%</p></td><td><p>16.6%</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Women</p></td><td><p>59.0%</p></td><td><p>57.8%</p></td><td><p>-1.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disabled</p></td><td><p>11.7%</p></td><td><p>12.1%</p></td><td><p>+0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LGBT</p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td><td><p>+0.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We also monitor the Department's representation rates at SCS against Civil Service 2013 targets:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>BME</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Disabled</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>DfE</p></td><td><p>CS target</p></td><td><p>DfE</p></td><td><p>CS target</p></td><td><p>DfE</p></td><td><p>CS target</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS</p></td><td><p>44.1%</p></td><td><p>39%</p></td><td><p>5.4%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>5.7%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Women (Director and above)</p></td><td><p>42.9%</p></td><td><p>34%</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 17/06/2014 16:48:59 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60914

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, 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.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	199946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>We take into account an organisation's diversity policy and record where it is relevant to the subject matter of the contract or grant and is permissible by law. Where the organisation is listed as a Crown Strategic Supplier, we would also approach the relevant Crown Representative as part of the appraisal.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 17/06/2014 16:43:09 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

91282

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Intersex
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings Ministers or officials in his Department have had with individuals or groups representing intersex people about NHS services for and the needs of intersex people.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	208810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>We have no knowledge of any meetings at official or Ministerial level relating to disorders of sex development (DSD) that have taken place with individuals or groups representing people who are affected by DSDs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 13/10/2014 14:58:43 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

100023

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ovarian Cancer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase early identification of ovarian cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	905561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 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> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 21/10/2014 15:46:38 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60889

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what targets his Department has for increasing diversity; and what progress has been made on meeting those targets in the last year.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	199920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>To win the global race we need the best civil servants regardless of their background so we must recruit, retain and promote on the basis of merit. We want to see more talented people, whatever their background, reach the very top roles.<br> <br> There has been for many years a majority of women in the Civil Service but this was not reflected into the Senior Civil Service.</p><p> </p><p>Although there has been a small increase in the proportion of women in the Senior Civil Service since 2010, and in the proportion of civil servants who declare that they are from an ethnic minority background, there is still much to do. <br> <br> We know that for too long talent management in the Civil Service has been weak. That's why I have commissioned research to examine the blockages preventing women from reaching the most senior levels of the Civil Service.<br> <br> A plan to address these issues will be published this summer.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 199924 199935 question first answered 16/06/2014 16:46:34 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60908

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what targets the Cabinet Office has for increasing diversity; and what progress has been made on meeting those targets in the last year.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	199924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>To win the global race we need the best civil servants regardless of their background so we must recruit, retain and promote on the basis of merit. We want to see more talented people, whatever their background, reach the very top roles.<br> <br> There has been for many years a majority of women in the Civil Service but this was not reflected into the Senior Civil Service.</p><p> </p><p>Although there has been a small increase in the proportion of women in the Senior Civil Service since 2010, and in the proportion of civil servants who declare that they are from an ethnic minority background, there is still much to do. <br> <br> We know that for too long talent management in the Civil Service has been weak. That's why I have commissioned research to examine the blockages preventing women from reaching the most senior levels of the Civil Service.<br> <br> A plan to address these issues will be published this summer.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 199920 199935 question first answered 16/06/2014 16:46:35 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60954

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what targets No. 10 Downing Street has for increasing diversity; and what progress has been made on meeting those targets in the last year.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	199935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>To win the global race we need the best civil servants regardless of their background so we must recruit, retain and promote on the basis of merit. We want to see more talented people, whatever their background, reach the very top roles.<br> <br> There has been for many years a majority of women in the Civil Service but this was not reflected into the Senior Civil Service.</p><p> </p><p>Although there has been a small increase in the proportion of women in the Senior Civil Service since 2010, and in the proportion of civil servants who declare that they are from an ethnic minority background, there is still much to do. <br> <br> We know that for too long talent management in the Civil Service has been weak. That's why I have commissioned research to examine the blockages preventing women from reaching the most senior levels of the Civil Service.<br> <br> A plan to address these issues will be published this summer.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 199920 199924 question first answered 16/06/2014 16:46:34 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

91033

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Intersex
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the number of people who have received physiological or psychological treatment as a result of previous surgical procedures or other medical interventions intended to assign a gender to a person diagnosed with a disorder of sexual development.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	208584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally. The Health and Social Care Information Centre has advised that the Mental Health Minimum Dataset (MHMDS) and Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Dataset do not currently record if the reason a person is accessing services was due to previous surgical procedures. Similarly, Hospital Episode Statistics data does not contain this information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 13/10/2014 14:36:35 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60900

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	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
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	199879
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 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> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 17/06/2014 13:48:42 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson