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797351
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept id 31 remove filter
answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
hansard heading Disability: Harassment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Women & Equalities Minister, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues about the scale of bullying of disabled people. more like this
tabling member constituency Ogmore more like this
tabling member printed
Chris Elmore more like this
uin 116314 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-12-08more like thismore than 2017-12-08
answer text <p>Government responsibility for disability matters resides with the Office of Disability Issues within the Department for Work and Pensions. My Rt hon. Friend, the Minister for Women and Equalities, has not had specific discussions with cabinet colleagues on the scale of bullying of disabled people.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not tolerate bullying in any form and any sector of our society.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Equality Act 2010, ‘unwanted or prohibited conduct’ related to a protected characteristic (including disability) that violates an individual’s dignity or creates an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for them, is unlawful. Bullying behaviour may also, in some circumstances, be proscribed by the victimisation provisions of the Act.</p><p> </p><p>The Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) record the number of calls they receive about harassment and victimisation of disabled people. They reported that between 1 October 2016, when the current EASS contract started, and 31 October 2017 there were 590 contacts from disabled people about harassment or victimisation, out of a total of 11,817 disability-related calls.</p>
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-12-08T14:12:58.473Zmore like thismore than 2017-12-08T14:12:58.473Z
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
tabling member
4572
label Biography information for Chris Elmore more like this
797352
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept id 31 remove filter
answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
hansard heading LGBT People: Harassment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the level of bullying reported against LGBT+ people. more like this
tabling member constituency Ogmore more like this
tabling member printed
Chris Elmore more like this
uin 116315 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-12-07more like thismore than 2017-12-07
answer text <p>Homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying is unacceptable and the Government is committed to tackling it.</p><p> </p><p>There is no single source of data on the level of bullying reported against lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) people. We rely on a range of sources to gather insight on bullying, harassment and discrimination against LGBT people in different contexts. These include our regular omnibus survey of pupils and their parents, research from the National Institute for Economic and Social Research, which the Government Equalities Office commissioned in 2016 to review the evidence of inequalities faced by LGBT people, and evidence from LGBT organisations.</p><p> </p><p>In July this year we launched a national online survey to gain the views of LGBT people living in the UK on what they think of public services. There are questions about the workplace as well as health, education, safety, and more general questions about being an LGBT person in the UK. The survey received an unprecedented response, making it one of the largest LGBT surveys in the world. We will analyse those results closely and set out further steps to promote LGBT equality next year.</p>
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-12-07T17:42:35.65Zmore like thismore than 2017-12-07T17:42:35.65Z
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
tabling member
4572
label Biography information for Chris Elmore more like this
797713
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept id 31 remove filter
answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
hansard heading Government Equalities Office: Brexit more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what estimate she has made of the (a) number of officials to be employed by her Department and (b) her Department's payroll in (i) 2018, (ii) 2019, (iii) 2020, (iv) 2021 and (v) 2022 as a result of the UK leaving EU. more like this
tabling member constituency Feltham and Heston more like this
tabling member printed
Seema Malhotra more like this
uin 116676 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-12-07more like thismore than 2017-12-07
answer text <p>Exit is an all-of-government operation. The Department for Exiting the European Union is doing detailed work with departments to understand the risks and opportunities of leaving the EU and to coordinate planning. A team within the Government Equalities Office (GEO) leads on providing advice to ministers on EU Exit and exit-related issues. Members of GEO staff provide advice and analysis on EU Exit issues across a range of policy areas affecting women and equalities, as required.</p><p> </p><p>Given the interactions between EU exit work and GEO’s other priorities, it is not possible to give an accurate figure specifically for work on EU exit.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby more like this
answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-12-07T17:44:57.687Zmore like thismore than 2017-12-07T17:44:57.687Z
answering member
1562
label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill more like this
tabling member
4253
label Biography information for Seema Malhotra more like this
800731
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept id 31 remove filter
answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
hansard heading Employment: HIV Infection more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many cases of HIV-related workplace discrimination have been reported, in each of the last three years. more like this
tabling member constituency Canterbury more like this
tabling member printed
Rosie Duffield more like this
uin 117352 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-12-08more like thismore than 2017-12-08
answer text <p>The Employment Tribunal Service case management system does not collect or hold the level of detail of information requested, which could only be obtained from the paper records of each tribunal office.</p><p> </p><p>People with HIV are automatically considered disabled for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 and afforded all the relevant protections under its provisions, which make it unlawful to discriminate against people because of a disability in matters of employment, education and the provision of goods and services.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-12-08T14:16:42.607Zmore like thismore than 2017-12-08T14:16:42.607Z
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
tabling member
4616
label Biography information for Rosie Duffield more like this