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1184224

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date	11/03/2020
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	Females: STEM Subjects
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to encourage girls to study STEM subjects.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	901474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>We want to see more girls studying STEM subjects and are committed to improving the gender balance in computing, maths and physics, where uptake by girls is low. We are funding several interventions in this area. A-levels mathematics students are likely to earn on average 11 per cent more on their salary by the time they are 34, than students who choose not to study maths. Indeed, studying STEM can lead to a wide range of brilliant careers - from computer scientist to Minister for Women and Equalities.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/03/2020 14:31:15 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1184225

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government Equalities Office is taking to support people in returning to work after a career break.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	901475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>We fully support those looking to return to employment, particularly with caring responsibilities. However, we need more employers like Obelisk Support, who recognise the value of flexible working and can support this huge amount of untapped talent.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/03/2020 14:30:49 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1184229

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
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	Pupils: Bullying
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to tackle (a) homophobic and (b) transphobic bullying in schools.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	901480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>Since 2016, the government has funded a programme supporting primary and secondary schools in England to tackle homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying. The programme has reached over 1,800 schools so far. I am clear that no child should be bullied for any reason at all.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/03/2020 14:30:21 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton