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576342

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2016
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Sports Competitors: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Olympic Games in Rio, and the potential adverse impact on funding for elite athletes of Brexit, what steps they will take to ensure proper funding for such athletes to support their successful participation in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
	uin	HL1582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>The London 2012 Olympic Games were a huge success with sold-out venues and the best British performance for over 100 years in winning 65 medals. The Games left a legacy of increased participation and world-class sporting venues which are now being used by our elite athletes as well as local communities.</p><p> </p><p>The commitment from the Government immediately following the London 2012 Olympic Games to confirm and sustain Exchequer support for the UK Sport World Class Programme was a significant moment in underpinning the success of Rio, providing UK Sport, and the National Governing Bodies of sport, with the necessary financial support to invest in medal success across the Olympic and Paralympic sports.</p><p> </p><p>I am confident that this success will continue at the Rio 2016 Paralympics, and through to Tokyo in 2020 and beyond. Since 2012, UK Sport funded athletes have given back over 18,000 days visiting schools and local projects as part of our commitment to inspire the next generation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 16/09/2016 10:44:54 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
	tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

579574

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2016
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	BBC: Royal Charters
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the draft BBC Charter and Agreement will be laid before Parliament.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
	uin	HL1745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>The BBC's draft Charter and Framework Agreement published was published on Thursday 15th September.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 16/09/2016 10:43:59 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
	tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

101267

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gender: Equality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the gap between men and women in the workplace, in the light of the World Economic Forum report on Britain's ranking in respect of gender equality.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL2472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>As a result of steps already taken by this government, there are now more women in employment than at any previous time. There are now 711,000 more women in employment and 157,000 fewer women unemployed than in May 2010. The proportion of businesses that are led by women is increasing. In 2012, 20% of SMEs were either run by women or by a team that was over 50% female, an increase from 14% in 2008. Unprecedented progress has also been made in equality on company boards, with the latest data showing 22.8% of FTSE 100 Directors are now female, up from 12.5% in February 2011.</p><p> </p><p>The government continues to bring forward a range of measures to further improve equality between men and women in the workplace: a new system of shared parental leave will be implemented from April 2015, a significant step towards changing workplace culture; and almost 2m families will benefit from new tax free childcare scheme from autumn 2015, worth up to £2,000 per child.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Garden of Frognal question first answered 11/11/2014 14:08:01 answering member 3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

155353

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Obesity
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 26 September (HL1920), how they reconcile the proposed "hard-hitting national action on obesity" described in the NHS Five Year Forward View with the Government Equalities Office body image programme which promotes positive representation of a diversity of body types.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL2811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government recognises that obesity and poor body confidence are both part of a wider public health issue. This is the relationship that people have to their bodies, and how they integrate physical and emotional wellbeing. There is a strong relationship between poor body image, disordered eating and weight problems. Research shows that people with low levels of body satisfaction are more likely to gain weight over time (regardless of starting BMI); whereas those who have higher levels of body satisfaction are less likely to gain weight.</p><p>This is partly because people with low body image are less likely to be physically active and more likely to use unhealthy weight control behaviours. Poor body image is also linked with depression and low self-esteem. People who do not feel good about their bodies are less likely to look after them, so supporting people to value themselves and take care of their bodies is crucial in tackling obesity.</p><p>The Government is committed to tackling obesity and tackling the causes of poor body image. The Public Health England Change4Life campaign has been widely acclaimed for its positive approach and for not using “fat shaming” imagery. Instead, it focuses on motivating healthy behaviour change rather than achievement of a particular body type.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Garden of Frognal question first answered 20/11/2014 12:03:01 answering member 3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

105787

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Castes: Discrimination
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to launch a further public consultation on treatment of caste-based discrimination as an aspect of race within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
	uin	HL2600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>We are currently considering the form and timing of the public consultation in the light of ongoing caste discrimination litigation in the Employment Appeal Tribunal. We will await the outcome of the judgment before deciding in what form to issue the public consultation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Garden of Frognal question first answered 01/12/2014 16:36:05 answering member 3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal
	tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

166614

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Castes: Discrimination
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 6 May (HL6447) stating that the consultation on the implementation of the amendment to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 amending section 9(5) in the Equality Act 2010 adding caste to the list of protected characteristics, agreed by Parliament in April 2013, would begin in the autumn, whether they will now issue the consultation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
	uin	HL3205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>We are currently considering the form and timing of the public consultation in the light of ongoing caste discrimination litigation in the Employment Appeal Tribunal. We will await the outcome of the judgment before deciding in what form to issue the public consultation</p> answering member printed Baroness Garden of Frognal question first answered 11/12/2014 16:21:38 answering member 3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal
	tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

173539

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Asylum: Females
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish their response to General Recommendation No. 32 from the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, published on 14 November 2014, in particular those recommendations concerning female interviewers and interpreters for women asylum-applicants, and those relating to legal representation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL4121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>Unlike the concluding observations which the CEDAW Committee issues to the UK specifically after each of our periodic examinations, General Recommendations are issued by the Committee to all 188 States which are party to the Convention. That means that not all the General Recommendations will actually be relevant to the UK's circumstances and policies, and it is not the normal practice of the Government to respond specifically to the publication of General Recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>If a General Recommendation is relevant to the UK, then the Committee will assess us against it during our periodic examination. We will receive their evaluation and we will have the opportunity to respond fully at that stage. The Government has, however, noted the publication of General Recommendation No. 32 on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women by the Committee, and the content has been conveyed to the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Home Office will of course be able to answer any specific questions the noble Lord has on female interviewers and interpreters for women asylum applicants.</p> answering member printed Baroness Garden of Frognal question first answered 22/01/2015 17:08:22 answering member 3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

172979

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of press reports that recruits to the armed forces are to be questioned about their sexual orientation, other public organisations require such information to be revealed by job applicants.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL4051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p>Monitoring the diversity of job applicants is a matter for each public body, though many public bodies do this in order to improve their equality and diversity monitoring more generally.</p><p>Public authorities may often collect such information to demonstrate they are complying with the public sector equality duty in the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>Job applicants should always have a choice about whether to reply.</p> answering member printed Baroness Garden of Frognal question first answered 23/01/2015 12:02:45 answering member 3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

225319

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Religion: Equality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of public sensitivity caused by Marks and Spencer's refusal to acknowledge and use the words "Jesus Christ" in a greeting attached to a gift purchased within its premises, they have issued guidance on the application of equality legislation to policies to be adopted by companies in respect of words and phrases they are prepared to reproduce when offering such a service; and if so, in what terms.
	tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
	uin	HL5444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>Statutory guidance about compliance with equality legislation is issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission and is intended to give businesses and service providers the information they need to understand the Act and meet their responsibilities.</p><p> </p><p>A copy of the guidance can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/publication/services-public-functions-and-associations-statutory-code-practice" target="_blank">http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/publication/services-public-functions-and-associations-statutory-code-practice</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has no current plans to supplement this guidance.</p> answering member printed Baroness Garden of Frognal question first answered 10/03/2015 16:59:58 answering member 3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal
	tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

225769

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Castes: Discrimination
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Northover on 4 August 2014 (HL1061), when they received the report of the feasibility study commissioned by the Government Equalities Office; and why the report has not yet been published.
	tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
	uin	HL5534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>We received a final copy of the report in January 2015, and its findings are currently under consideration. We will publish it as soon as we are in a position to do so.</p> answering member printed Baroness Garden of Frognal question first answered 12/03/2015 15:48:41 answering member 3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal
	tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury