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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

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

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

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

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

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

79514

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2014
	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	Tourism
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to promote coastal tourism and to ensure that the tourism industry is equipped to cater for an increase in Britons holidaying in the United Kingdom.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
	uin	HL1413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2014 answer text <p>Coastal tourism features in VisitEngland’s ‘Holidays at Home are GREAT’ campaign, as well as the recent ‘Coastal Escapes’ and ‘English Seaside’ campaigns through their ‘Growing Tourism Locally’ programme. The National Coastal Tourism Academy in Bournemouth, part funded by Government through the Coastal Communities Fund, was set up in 2013 to partner with tourism businesses to help them reach their commercial potential and provide the best possible experiences for their visitors. The recently established Tourism Industry Council will also aim to identify and address issues around skills gaps, enterprise and apprenticeships to improve visitors satisfaction and encourage and cater for any increase in visitor numbers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Jolly question first answered 28/07/2014 11:52:25 answering member 4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly
	tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

79198

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2014
	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	Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recommendation by the British Academy and the Honor Frost Foundation to the Foreign Secretary on 20 March that the United Kingdom should ratify the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage.
	tabling member printed	Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn
	uin	HL1359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2014 answer text <p>I have noted the recommendations of the British Academy and the Honor Frost Foundation. DCMS will begin reviewing the conclusions of the recent Impact Report on the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage later this year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Jolly question first answered 28/07/2014 11:51:27 answering member 4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly
	tabling member	3234 label Biography information for Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn

79718

	registered interest
	date	28/07/2014
	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	Telephone Preference Service
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to review the effectiveness of the Telephone Preference Service.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL1610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>Whilst we have no such plans in place I am pleased to note that Ofcom and the Information Commissioner’s Office published new consumer research on the effectiveness of the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) on 24 July 2014. This independent research showed that registering with the TPS reduced all types nuisance calls, including live sales calls, recorded messages and silent and abandoned calls by around a third. The full Ofcom report can be accessed at: <a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/market-data-research/other/telecoms-research/tps-effectiveness/" target="_blank">http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/market-data-research/other/telecoms-research/tps-effectiveness/</a></p><p> </p><p>As noted in our Nuisance Calls Action Plan of March this year we are keen to improve the enforcement of the existing regulations as we believe this will further increase the effectiveness of the TPS.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 18/08/2014 09:49:34 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

79739

	registered interest
	date	29/07/2014
	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	Golf: Females
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to golf clubs which host national and international events in the United Kingdom about the continuing discrimination against women.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL1631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>Last year, the Secretary of State at the time did not attend the Open golf championship at Muirfield in Scotland to highlight their policy on not allowing women members. Prior to this, in 2011, the Minister for Sport at the time, spoke with the Royal and Ancient about the matter of hosting the tournament at clubs that do not allow women members and stressed that he thought that clubs with such rules need to change this policy.</p><p> </p><p>The Open Championship does not receive any financial support from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Ultimately the decision of where to hold the Championship is one for the Royal and Ancient.</p><p> </p><p>It is not unlawful for clubs to restrict membership to men or to women only. It is a matter for single-sex clubs to decide whether they wish to change the membership criteria to extend to men and women. There are, however, provisions in the Equality Act 2010 which mean that where private clubs, including golf or other sports clubs, allow both men and women to become members, they must treat them equally regardless of their sex.</p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 18/08/2014 09:48:51 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan