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77238

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
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	Marriage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, what the fee will be to convert civil partnerships to marriage; and on what basis that fee was calculated.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	205169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p>The proposed fees for converting a civil partnership to marriage have been calculated on a full cost recovery basis. Where comparable processes exist for marriage and civil partnership, for example, for housebound and detained persons, these have been mirrored in the calculations for the conversion fees. Subject to Parliamentary approval of the necessary legislation, the fee to convert a civil partnership to a marriage will be:</p><p> </p><p>· £45 - standard procedure at a register office</p><p>· £99 - at the residence of a housebound person</p><p>· £117 - at the place of detention of a detained person</p><p>· £15 – special procedure where a person is seriously ill and not expected to recover.</p><p> </p><p>There will be separate fees for conversions conducted in consulates overseas which have yet to be confirmed.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that some couples may not have entered into their civil partnership if marriage had been available to same sex couples at that time. Therefore the Home Secretary has agreed to waive the fee for one year from 10 December 2014 for any couple who formed their civil partnership prior to 29 March 2014.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 15/07/2014 15:09:16 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

77239

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
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	Marriage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, when the Government will issue guidance to local authorities on the procedure for converting civil partnerships to marriage.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	205170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p>The provision of guidance to local authorities on registration matters is the responsibility of the General Register Office for England and Wales, part of Her Majesty's Passport Office. Guidance on the conversion process has already been issued.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 15/07/2014 15:11:00 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

76946

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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	ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, how many mobile telephones, BlackBerrys and laptops were lost by the Government Equalities Office in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	204799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>There has been one laptop loss in 2014.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 14/07/2014 11:25:15 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

66204

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
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	Domestic Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2014, Official Report, column 677W, on official visits, what domestic visits each of the Ministers in the Government Equalities Office have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	204367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p><strong>This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost</strong></p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 10/07/2014 14:32:31 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

65796

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
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	Mental Health Services: LGBT People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, on what dates she has met Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender mental health service providers.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	203898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 9 July 2014 Official Report, col 338W</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 10/07/2014 14:31:27 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

65589

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
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	Government Equalities Office: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, what proportion of Named Day Written Questions were answered within the prescribed period in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	203815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>Since joining DCMS in September 2012, as part of a machinery of Government move, the Government Equalities Office has answered the following proportion of its Named Day parliamentary questions within the prescribed period:</p><p> </p><p>2012 (September 2012 to Dec 2012) 0% (of those late 55% were answered within one day of the prescribed period)</p><p>2013 (January 2013 to December 2013) 46% (of those late 22% were answered within one day of the prescribed period)</p><p>2014 (January 2014 to Date) 83% (of those late 50% were answered within one day of the prescribed period)</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold figures for previous years.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 09/07/2014 16:51:44 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

65590

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
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	Mental Health Services: LGBT People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, what discussions the Government Equalities Office has had with LGBT mental health service providers in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	203816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>Ministers and officials from the Government Equalities Office regularly meet a broad range of LGB&amp;T stakeholders, including mental health providers and other organisations with an interest in this area, to discuss key issues and priorities for the sector. Topics raised include the mental health needs of LGB&amp;T individuals, areas of discrimination and issues with service provision.</p><p>In the last year, officials have met with organisations with an interest in this area including: the Albert Kennedy Trust, Bi Community News, Bisexual Index, BiUK, Broken Rainbow, GALOP, GIRES, METRO Centre, PACE, Press for Change, Stonewall, Stonewall Housing, The Lesbian and Gay Foundation (LGF), The LGBT Consortium, and The National LGB&amp;T Partnership. The LGBT Consortium, the National LGB&amp;T Partnership and BiUK are umbrella organisations who raise issues on behalf of their wider membership. Officials also sit on the Parliamentary Forum on Gender Identity where mental health issues are regularly raised. Officials have also had meetings with NHS England and Public Health England at which they have discussed mental health issues.</p><p>In the last year, the Minister for Sport, Tourism &amp; Equalities met representatives from the Lesbian and Gay Foundation, LGB&amp;T Consortium, PACE Health, Stonewall, Broken Rainbow, the METRO Centre, and BiUK on 10 October 2013; and representatives from GIRES, Gendered Intelligence and the Gender Identity Clinic in Hammersmith on 15 October 2013.</p><p>On 12 June 2014 the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport visited Birmingham LGBT Centre which hosts mental health services. The Secretary of State also met leading LGB&amp;T representatives on 30 June 2014 including Stonewall, Lesbian and Gay Foundation, LGB&amp;T Consortium, GIRES, and Gendered Intelligence. Health issues were discussed at all events.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 09/07/2014 16:52:10 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

65591

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
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	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, how many apprentices the Department has accepted as part of the Civil Service Fast Track Apprenticeship Scheme; and how many were (a) women and (b) men in each year since the scheme started.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	203817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not currently have any apprentices from the Civil Service Fast Track Apprenticeship Scheme. We have however taken part in the Summer Diversity Internship Programme and offer placements to individuals on the various Fast Stream schemes. These schemes are managed centrally by Cabinet Office and Civil Service Resourcing.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 09/07/2014 14:02:56 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

64435

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
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 and Human Rights Commission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Answer of 29 January 2014, Official Report, column 575W, on the Equality and Human Rights Commission, when she plans to place the requested information on the Dignity at Work conferences in the libraries of both Houses.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	202776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>Information on the Dignity at Work conferences is in the process of being placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 07/07/2014 10:01:54 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

63759

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
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	Performance Appraisal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff employed by the Government Equalities Office received each level of performance rating in their end of year performance assessment for 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	202057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The table sets out the percentage of employees, within each performance category, who have declared a disability, and the percentage of all other staff in each performance category for the 2013-14 reporting year for assessments received to date. The percentage of all other staff includes staff who have either explicitly declared that they do not have a disability, have chosen the ‘prefer not to say' option, or have not responded to the question at all.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Percentage</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Excellent </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Good</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Must Improve</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of employees who have declared a disability in each performance rating</p></td><td><p><strong>0%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4.2%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8.3%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of all other staff employed in each performance rating</p></td><td><p><strong>33.3%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>45.8%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8.3%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) takes seriously its obligations to collect diversity data as required by the Equality Act 2010. All staff have been asked to provide personal diversity data to be held anonymously, and we continue to encourage increased declaration by staff. As such these figures will not be fully representative of workforce diversity.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 01/07/2014 16:54:19 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck