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60891

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of staff within his Department who have been dismissed following 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	199916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her on 16 June 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, column 433W, by the Minister for the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 199894 question first answered 23/06/2014 16:08:16 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60892

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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	199894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her on 16 June 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, column 433W, by the Minister for the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 199916 question first answered 23/06/2014 16:08:16 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60893

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Equal Opportunities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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	199937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p><strong>In common with other government departments the Treasury has diversity targets for its workforce (gender, ethnicity and disability), monitors progress and implements diversity initiatives where appropriate. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>HM Treasury diversity targets for its Senior Civil Service (SCS) </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Group</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Target</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Women</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>42 %</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>BME</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5% </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Disability</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5% </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>HM Treasury's diversity targets for its employees below the SCS</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Group</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Target</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Women Range E</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>50% </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Women Range D</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>50% </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>BME Range E</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>BME Range D</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Disability Range E</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Disability Range D</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>On progress against the targets the Treasury publishes information on the proportion of its employees by gender, ethnicity and disability by each Civil Service pay scale. The most recent information, March 2013, is in HM Treasury's <em>Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13</em>, page 43, available on the Treasury's external website. </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>The March 2014 data will be published in the <em>Annual Report and Accounts</em> 2014 in due course</strong></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 17/06/2014 15:05:03 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60894

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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	199958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_July" target="_blank">In July</a>In July 2013 HM Treasury's procurement functions transferred to the Crown Commercial Service (CCS—formerly the Government Procurement Service, GPS). HM Treasury decides selection criteria and weightings for procurements based on advice from CCS.</p><p> </p><p>The selection criteria and weightings in the procurement procedures used by CCS are not fixed, but vary from project to project. UKpublic procurement policy is to award contracts on the basis of value for money, which means the optimum combination of cost and quality over the lifetime of the project. Public sector procurers are required to assess value for money from the perspective of the contracting authority using criteria linked to the subject matter of the contract, including compliance with the published specification.</p><p> </p><p>Diversity policies and records of businesses can be taken into account at tender evaluation stage if they relate directly to the subject matter of a contract from the point of view of the contracting authority.</p><p> </p><p>Treasury's procurements are evaluated against response guidance provided to bidders as part of Invitations to Tender (ITT) or Requests for Quotes (RFQ). Since January 2011, central Government Departments have been required to publish on Contracts Finder information on the tenders issued and contracts they award with a value over £10,000 (excluding VAT):</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a></p><p> </p><p>Selection criteria and weightings applied in procurements form part of the information published.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 17/06/2014 15:07:42 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60903

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of staff within his Department who have been dismissed following 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	199901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the tables below.<br><br>Proportion of Ministry of Defence Civil Servant disciplinary cases in which subject was White British<br><br>2009/10 84.7%<br>2010/11 83.7%<br>2011/12 82.3%<br>2012/13 76.8%<br>2013/14 78.1%<br><br>Proportion of Ministry of Defence Civil Servant conduct dismissal cases in which subject was White British.<br><br>2009/10 77.2%<br>2010/11 86.5%<br>2011/12 68.9%<br>2012/13 81.1%<br>2013/14 72.6%</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 199880 question first answered 18/06/2014 16:38:26 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60905

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, 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	199880
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the tables below.<br><br>Proportion of Ministry of Defence Civil Servant disciplinary cases in which subject was White British<br><br>2009/10 84.7%<br>2010/11 83.7%<br>2011/12 82.3%<br>2012/13 76.8%<br>2013/14 78.1%<br><br>Proportion of Ministry of Defence Civil Servant conduct dismissal cases in which subject was White British.<br><br>2009/10 77.2%<br>2010/11 86.5%<br>2011/12 68.9%<br>2012/13 81.1%<br>2013/14 72.6%</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 199901 question first answered 18/06/2014 16:38:26 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60906

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, 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	199923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not have targets for increasing diversity. <br><br>In 2012 the MOD published its Strategic Equality Objectives in accordance with the statutory requirements flowing from the Equality Act 2010 to promote equality. These objectives, including the advancement of equality of opportunity, were endorsed by the Defence Board to reflect the fact that the duty to promote equality sits squarely at the top of the Department.<br><br>In September 2013, the Permanent Secretary and Chief of the Defence Staff announced the establishment of a Defence Diversity and Inclusion Programme, with the aim of making a tangible and meaningful change in the MOD's approach to diversity and diversity outcomes. <br><br>The primary aim of the programme is to make the workforce more representative of society at all levels, and metrics will be used to measure success.<br><br>The MOD publishes a biannual breakdown of diversity statistics which contains analysis of all diversity categories for both civilian and Service Personnel. The most recent report, published on 29 May 2014, can be found at the following address: http://www.dasa.mod.uk/index.php/publications/personnel/combined/diversity-dashboard</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 18/06/2014 16:03:47 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60895

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of staff within his Department who have been dismissed following 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	199899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide definitive or meaningful percentages, as (a) not all staff declare their ethnicity, (b) due to the manner in which white ethnicity data is self-reported by staff , and (c) the sample sizes are so small as to be statistically misleading when comparing years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 199878 question first answered 01/07/2014 13:55:54 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60896

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Equal Opportunities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, 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	199942
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This Government procures on the basis of value for money. Departments and the Crown Commercial Service will ensure that social, economic and sustainability issues are considered in procurement projects and that specifications, terms and conditions and evaluation criteria are developed to ensure that the relevant issues are addressed as appropriate for the subject matter of the requirements.</p><p> </p><p>As outlined in the Written Ministerial Statement of 6 September 2013, <em>Official Report</em>, Column 33WS, on the Government response to the public sector equality duty review, there is clear evidence of equality and diversity policies going too far in the other direction, by imposing unreasonable and expensive burdens on organisations bidding for public sector contracts. The Government has committed to reducing procurement gold-plating by the public sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 17/06/2014 15:54:44 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60897

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, 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	199878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide definitive or meaningful percentages, as (a) not all staff declare their ethnicity, (b) due to the manner in which white ethnicity data is self-reported by staff , and (c) the sample sizes are so small as to be statistically misleading when comparing years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 199899 question first answered 01/07/2014 13:55:54 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson