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date	07/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Carillion: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many companies based in Scotland that were affected by Carillion’s collapse took up the support services of (a) help and flexibility with tax and (b) special support from banks, how now entered (a) administration (b) liquidation.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	127231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>We have put processes in place to help companies who are impacted by Carillion’s insolvency including extra support from the banks and time to pay taxes.</p><p>We have set up a taskforce to advise on the impact on small businesses and employees affected by Carillion insolvency. It will act as a means for government to communicate to those affected by Carillion’s liquidation, assess wider economic impacts and consider how to ensure that employees are provided with the right support to maximise rapid re-employment.</p><p>Lenders have made a fund of £900m available to support small businesses exposed to Carillion’s liquidation - and a Government taskforce has been set up to monitor and advise on mitigating the impacts of Carillion’s liquidation on construction firms, particularly SMEs and those working in the sector.</p><p>The British Business Bank through its Enterprise Support Scheme will guarantee loans of up to £100m through its partner banks, which can be used to support overdraft borrowing and refinancing of existing debt.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 16/04/2018 14:01:04 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

838531

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date	07/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Civil Service Workforce Plan 2016-2020, what formal role will be given to staff networks to promote inclusivity on grounds of religion or belief.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	127351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Civil Service Workforce Plan 2016-2020 set out ambition to the UK’s most inclusive employer. To deliver this objective the Government published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-brilliant-civil-service-becoming-the-uks-most-inclusive-employer" target="_blank">“A Brilliant Civil Service: becoming the UK’s most inclusive employer”</a> in October 2017, which committed to focusing on religion, belief and non-belief as part of our wider approach to inclusion.</p><p>This Strategy set out a commitment to work with staff networks in the Civil Service, including faith and belief networks, to provide advice and support on improving the experience of staff, as well as promoting interfaith dialogue and inclusion. They play an important role in contributing to the debate on what progress we should make and how; as well as providing peer support and advice to others, including Permanent Secretaries and senior leaders.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 14/03/2018 14:17:41 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

838533

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Civil Service Workforce Plan 2016-2020 how many meetings the diversity champion held with race equality groups in on the setting of key targets for inclusivity on grounds of race.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	127353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>Since publication of the Civil Service Workforce Plan 2016-2020 the Civil Service Permanent Secretary Race Champion, Richard Heaton, has met regularly with internal race equality groups including staff networks and departmental race champions. He has also met or spoken with external race equality experts, including the Civil Service Diversity Advisor Karen Blackett and external search consultants to discuss the priority areas for the Civil Service. The Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy was published in October 2017 which sets out our plans to continue to increase the representation of ethnic minority staff at all levels across the Civil Service.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 21/03/2018 14:34:58 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

838534

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what diversity and inclusion objectives on religion or belief were established by the civil service diversity champion as part of the workforce plan 2016-20.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	127354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Civil Service Workforce Plan 2016-2020 set out ambition to the UK’s most inclusive employer. To deliver this objective the Government published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-brilliant-civil-service-becoming-the-uks-most-inclusive-employer" target="_blank">“A Brilliant Civil Service: becoming the UK’s most inclusive employer”</a> in October 2017, which committed to focusing on religion, belief and non-belief as part of our wider approach to inclusion. A Civil Service Diversity Champion for Faith &amp; Belief was appointed and an announcement made on her appointment as part of the communications that were rolled-out following publication of that Strategy.</p><p>The role of the Diversity Champion is to promote and support interfaith dialogue and engagement across the Civil Service, and provide leadership and support on religion, belief and non-belief as part of our broader approach to inclusion.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 14/03/2018 14:19:08 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

838575

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to answer Question 122684, tabled by the hon. Member for Motherwell and Wishaw on 15 January 2018.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	127395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to PQ 122684 answered on 12<sup>th</sup> March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 12/03/2018 14:33:53 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows