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date	17/01/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many equalities impact assessments his Department completed in each of the last five years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	10262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>My Department has obligations in relation to equality considerations under both Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010. Under Section 75, the Northern Ireland Office as a designated public body has a statutory duty to screen all new, proposed or revised policies in relation to functions delivered in Northern Ireland for potential equality impacts and consider a full equality impact assessment (EQIA) for any policies screened in.</p><p> </p><p>In the last five years, the Northern Ireland Office has published over 29 screenings and one EQIA in 2022.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on the Northern Ireland Office’s Equality Scheme and its published equality assessments can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/northern-ireland-office" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/northern-ireland-office</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 24/01/2024 11:06:17 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

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date	07/09/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much the Department spent on unconscious bias training in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	86164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment for all and Unconscious Bias training is mandatory for all staff. It is a requirement for all staff when they join the NIO and to complete refresher training every two years.</p><p>The NIO pays an annual fee, like all other departments, for access to a range of Civil Service Learning, including Unconscious Bias. The exact cost spent specifically on Unconscious Bias training in the last five years cannot therefore be quantified.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 10/09/2020 11:17:58 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1230126

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many members of staff in his Department have equality, diversity or inclusion in their job title.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	83943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>There are no staff members in the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) who have equality, diversity or inclusion specifically in their job title, however the NIO understands the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace, placing an emphasis on being an organisation that is equal, diverse and inclusive.</p><p>There is a requirement for every staff member to have a diversity objective as part of their performance agreement. The department has an active Diversity &amp; Inclusion network and is wholly committed to advancing equality, diversity and inclusion for all.</p><p>In 2018, the NIO won the award for Best (Small) Employer for Equality &amp; Diversity in Northern Ireland at the Legal-Island Gala Awards and in 2019 we were Highly Commended at the same awards for our gender initiative. The department obtained a Diversity Charter Mark from Legal-Island in 2019 and are a Disability Confident Leader organisation, and members of Employers for Disability Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 10/09/2020 11:15:29 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien