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58329

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Business: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Government Equalities Office press release of 13 May 2014 entitled £1 million to help women start or grow their own business, whether that sum will be drawn from the budget of the Super Connected Cities programme.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	199322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>The £1 million Woman and Broadband Challenge Fund is additional to the Super Connected Cities programme. It will support local activity to help women take advantage of the Government's investment in superfast broadband to set-up or grow their business. The 40 broadband projects in England already delivering the Superfast Broadband Programme are invited to submit bids to the Fund.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 10/06/2014 15:16:45 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

432474

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2015
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Racial Discrimination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to tackle race inequality.
	tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
	tabling member printed	Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
	uin	902392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister outlined his 2020 vision last Spring, which set out challenging Government targets across Whitehall to increase BAME opportunities, including take-up of apprenticeships, employment, and recruitment in the police and armed forces.</p><p>On 26 October many of the country’s top employers, including the Civil Service, committed to ‘name blind’ recruitment processes.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 26/11/2015 16:27:43 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4427 label Biography information for Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh

387150

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Forced Marriage and Female Genital Mutilation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to tackle (a) forced marriage and (b) female genital mutilation.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
	tabling member printed	James Berry
	uin	900728
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>The Girl Summit, hosted by the Prime Minister and UNICEF in July 2014, underlined the United Kingdom’s leadership in stamping out forced marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM).</p><p>We made forced marriage a criminal offence and the first conviction was secured last month. We also introduced a package of new measures to tackle FGM through the Serious Crime Act 2015 including victim anonymity, mandatory reporting of FGM, a new offence of parental liability and the introduction of FGM protection orders.</p><p>The Government recognises that legislation alone is not enough to tackle FGM and forced marriage, and our specialist FGM and Forced Marriage Units lead and deliver wide-ranging prevention and awareness-raising work.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 02/07/2015 16:28:06 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4489 label Biography information for James Berry

444774

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with her ministerial colleagues on securing long-term funding for domestic violence services.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	903020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government has already announced £40m of funding for domestic abuse services between 2016 and 2020, as well as a £2m grant to Women’s Aid and Safelives to support early intervention.</p><p>We will shortly publish a refreshed cross-Government Violence Against Women and Girls strategy setting out how we will do more still to secure long-term funding for domestic violence services and support for all victims.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/01/2016 17:26:59 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

521755

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Home Affairs on the number of pregnant women who have been detained for immigration purposes since central recording statistics on such cases began and the outcomes of their detention.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	905126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2016 answer text <p>The detention of pregnant women under Immigration Act powers occurs only in very limited situations, either where there is a clear prospect of early removal or in very exceptional circumstances. Very few pregnant women are detained. Central recording of the number of detained women who have disclosed their pregnancy started in August 2015. Options for the collection of wider data on pregnant women is being considered as part of the Immigration Act 2016 implementation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 31/05/2016 11:44:33 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

444822

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Sanitary Products: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress the Government is making on negotiating the removal of VAT on women's sanitary products.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	903022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>I have written to the European Commission and other Member States setting out our strong view that Member States should have full discretion over what rate of VAT they can apply to sanitary products, and that this should be considered in the context of the Commission’s Action Plan on VAT, which is now expected to be published in March 2016.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 14/01/2016 14:11:56 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

753019

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many staff in the Government Equalities Office have responsibilities relating to the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	5512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>About ten staff in the Government Equalities Office (GEO) and its legal advisers, particularly those dealing with equalities legislation and international matters, work as necessary on the UK leaving the EU, though none are employed full-time on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/07/2017 16:31:42 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

754930

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Welsh Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, which online services provided by her Department are available in the Welsh language on request only.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	6661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the needs of Welsh language speakers are recognised and met, in accordance with the requirements of departmental Welsh Language Schemes. All of the online services provided by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), such as advice and guidance documents that are relevant to Wales, are available in Welsh. The EHRC is working to make all of its online content available in Welsh.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 08/09/2017 12:05:28 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

754931

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what estimate her Department has made of the potential number of Acts or parts of Acts that will be subject to repeal as a result of provisions in the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	6656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>Government departments have been analysing the UK statute book and directly applicable EU law in their areas of responsibility to enable an assessment of the scale of the changes needed. This is likely to include the repeal, but also the amendment, of provisions in Acts but we are not in a position to give a sense of scale at this time.</p><p> </p><p>In the Government White Paper on the Repeal Bill, <em>Legislating for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union</em>, published on 30 March 2017, we estimated around 800 - 1,000 EU-exit related Statutory Instruments will be required.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 08/09/2017 12:07:41 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

759007

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Behavioural Insights Team
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how much her Department has paid to the Behavioural Insights Team in each year since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	9679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>Payments made by the Government Equalities Office for services supplied by the Behavioural Insights Team over this period are in the following table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>£12,488 (plus VAT)</p></td><td><p>£330 (plus VAT)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 14/09/2017 08:12:08 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett