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registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Marriage: Mosques
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many mosques are registered with the General Registry Office to perform civil marriages and partnerships.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	201475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>No mosques are registered with the General Register Office for England and <br>Wales for civil marriages or civil partnership.<br><br>The governing body of a mosque or other building where the Muslim faith is <br>practised may apply to have that building certified as a place of religious <br>worship under the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855. Following this, the <br>building can then be registered for the solemnization of marriages under the <br>Marriage Act 1949.<br><br>There are 258 such buildings registered.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 01/07/2014 15:20:37 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60936

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration her 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	199952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As part of procurement tender exercises for commercial contracts, the Home Department asks for evidence of bidders Equality and/or Equality and Diversity Statement or Policy. Statements or policies are evaluated to ensure that organisations have satisfactory procedures in place that comply and provide evidence of their commitment.<br><br>When considering a bid for a Grant, it is not currently part of the Home Department's process to consider the diversity policies and records of businesses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 16/06/2014 15:36:50 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60937

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what targets her 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	199931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Tables provided in Annex 1 for representation from March 2013 – March 2014<br><br>In conjunction with Cabinet Office, the Department has agreed specific targets <br>to improve representation rates. The position in the last year is as follows: <br><br>• Three female employees have been appointed at Director General level becoming <br>members of the Home Office Executive Management Board. The position generally <br>was that 34.39% of staff at Senior Civil Service (SCS) were female compared <br>with the target of 38%. At Grades 6 and 7 the position was that 43.93% of staff <br>were female compared with the target of 45%.<br><br>• 6.21% of staff with a disability were at SCS level compared to a target <br>of 3% and at Grades 6 and 7 the position was that 5.99 % staff had a <br>disability compared with the target of 6%.<br><br>• 10.56% of staff at Grades 6 and 7 were from a minority ethnic background <br>compared to a target of 10%. 4.52% of staff at SCS level were from a minority <br>ethnic background compared with the target of 6%. <br><br>• 5.66% of staff at SCS were lesbian, gay or bisexual compared to the target of <br>5.0%. At Grades 6 and 7 the position was that 3.4% of staff were lesbian, gay <br>or bisexual compared with the target of 5.0%. <br><br>The position is encouraging but the Department is committed to finding further <br>progress in all aspects of diversity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 16/06/2014 15:19:53 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley attachment 1 file name Annex 1 ( 2014-06-11 HO DE Target Data 2013 2014 (PQ).xls title Increasing diversity
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60938

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of staff within her 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	199888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Table 1 provides information on the proportion of staff within the Home <br>Department who have been subject to formal disciplinary proceedings in each of <br>the last 4 financial years (2009-10 to 2012-13) and who were white. It is <br>planned that information for 2013-14 will be published in January 2015. <br><br>It has not been possible to provide information further broken down as white <br>British staff as historical data is not collated in this way and could only be <br>provided at disproportionate cost.<br><br>Individuals can be dismissed for a variety of reasons (such as conduct, <br>performance, or attendance). It is not possible to identify those dismissed <br>following disciplinary proceedings without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 199909 question first answered 16/06/2014 15:27:43 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley attachment 1 file name PQ 199888 and 199909 - Table 1.xls title Formal disciplinary proceedings
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60939

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of staff within her 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	199909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Table 1 provides information on the proportion of staff within the Home <br>Department who have been subject to formal disciplinary proceedings in each of <br>the last 4 financial years (2009-10 to 2012-13) and who were white. It is <br>planned that information for 2013-14 will be published in January 2015. <br><br>It has not been possible to provide information further broken down as white <br>British staff as historical data is not collated in this way and could only be <br>provided at disproportionate cost.<br><br>Individuals can be dismissed for a variety of reasons (such as conduct, <br>performance, or attendance). It is not possible to identify those dismissed <br>following disciplinary proceedings without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 199888 question first answered 16/06/2014 15:27:43 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley attachment 1 file name PQ 199888 and 199909 - Table 1.xls title Formal disciplinary proceedings
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson