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168825

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date	09/12/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Disabled Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>There are 226 people with a declared disability working in BIS, representing 6% of the total workforce.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In BIS it is not compulsory for individuals to declare any diversity information, although they are strongly encouraged to do so. The information provided above should be taken in this context.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>BIS is committed to eliminating discrimination, promoting equality of opportunity and encouraging diversity amongst its workforce, and to treating all staff and eligible job applicants fairly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 16/12/2014 16:37:32 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

168836

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Disabled Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>There are currently 11 Cabinet Office employees who are over 65 years old.</p><p>More information about the diversity of the workforce in the Cabinet Office, including employees who have declared a disability, is published at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office/about/equality-and-diversity" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office/about/equality-and-diversity</a></p><p>Cabinet Office does not compel staff to declare against workforce diversity indicators, including disability.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 217823 question first answered 16/12/2014 16:58:44 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

168866

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
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	Disabled Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>As of 30 November 2014, 77 of the Department's employees had declared themselves as being disabled. This accounts for 5.5% of the Department's workforce based on the Office of National Statistics headcount definition.<br><br><br></p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 16/12/2014 14:56:16 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

168898

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Disabled Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>To build a world class Civil Service we need to recruit and retain the very best Civil Servants on merit, irrespective of whether they are disabled.</p><p>As of 1 October 2014, 47.48% (26,340) of staff in the Ministry of Defence and its Trading Funds have chosen to declare their disability status; of these, around 2,515 have made a positive disability declaration. This data is based on the numbers of employees who have chosen individually to record their disability status on the departmental Human Resource (HR) system. Any such declaration is voluntary and confidential.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/12/2014 17:32:31 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

168909

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Disabled Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people with a disability work in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>As at 30 November 2014, there were 237 members of staff in the Department for Education who had declared that they had a disability. The Department recently published internally its Diversity and Equality Plan to ensure continuing progress towards developing a highly capable, diverse workforce that represents the communities we serve.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 16/12/2014 17:24:29 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

168986

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Disabled Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people with a disability work in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The 2014 Annual Civil Service Employment Survey showed that as at 31 March 2014, a total of 2,190 Home Office staff declared a disability.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 16/12/2014 14:35:32 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

168995

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Disabled Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many people with a disability work in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>There are currently 91 employees who have declared a disability. This represents 2.6% of the workforce.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/12/2014 17:41:17 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

169014

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Disabled Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Information on the number of staff who have declared themselves as “disabled” is published within the Ministry of Justice’s diversity report, which can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/378112/moj-diversity-data-report-2013-14_.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/378112/moj-diversity-data-report-2013-14_.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The data within this report is compiled from staff who have updated their personal diversity data to indicate that they consider themselves to have a disability.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is committed to ensuring that equality of opportunity and diversity is a normal part of everyday business, and that its policies are fair and accessible to all.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 16/12/2014 17:54:27 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

169019

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Disabled Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many people with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Scotland Office does not employ staff; all staff that join, do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other government bodies, principally the Scottish Government and the Ministry of Justice. Both of these bodies and other employers of Scotland Office staff hold information relating to the diversity of staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 16/12/2014 12:41:16 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

169040

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Disabled Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many people with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Wales Office has less than 50 staff, and as the request relates to fewer than five staff, breaking the numbers down would risk the identification of individuals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 16/12/2014 12:51:26 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby