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1434555

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2022
	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	Ethnic Groups: Further Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of trends in the level of BAME Further Education (a) students and (b) college leaders.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
	uin	905713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>Government is clear that all learners from all backgrounds must benefit from our education and training policies. Our latest FE trends participation data (August 2011 to July 2019) shows that whilst the total number of people in further education in England fell, during the same period, the percentage of people in further education from Asian, Black, Mixed, and Other ethnic groups increased from 19.3% to 22.6%.</p><p>We have exceeded our target to increase the proportion of apprentices from ethnic minority backgrounds starting apprenticeships. 14.3% of starts in 2020/21 were by people of Black Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, compared to 13.3% in 2019/20. We continue to raise awareness in schools through our ASK programme to support young people into apprenticeships and The Apprenticeship Diversity Champions Network promotes diversity in apprenticeships including encouraging more from ethnic minorities into key sectors with historic under-representation.</p><p>We are supporting the largest-ever expansion of traineeships as part of the government’s Plan for Jobs to ensure that more young people have access to high-quality training. Since their introduction in the 2013/14 academic year (AY), the diversity record on traineeships has shown steady improvement, with around one third of starts being from ethnic minority backgrounds in 2020/21.</p><p>We also provide extra funding for colleges to support the most disadvantaged students with low prior attainment or living in deprived areas and provide learner support for disadvantaged students to help them overcome barriers to learning.</p><p>We have been working with a number of representative bodies in the Further Education sector to strengthen leadership and governance, including through greater diversity. We recognise the importance of having a diverse and representative workforce, and have funded the Education and Training Foundation to deliver a range of programmes designed to increase the diversity of leaders and managers. We have also committed to a new mandatory annual data collection in FE, which will uncover a large range of characteristics of the workforce, including ethnicity, which will provide a robust picture of the ethnic makeup of the workforce.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 23/02/2022 17:30:36 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1485354

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2022
	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	Companies: Databases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make it his policy to require all large employers to collect socio-economic background data on (a) work experience schemes, (b) apprenticeships and (c) entry-level applicants for use in (i) outreach work with schools and (ii) recruitment and progression policies.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
	uin	28926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>This government believes the circumstances of one's birth should not determine life outcomes. The Social Mobility Commission (SMC), an independent body sponsored by the Equality Hub in the Cabinet Office, works to achieve this aim.</p><p>The Commission’s employer engagement team works with employers of varying size, across multiple sectors, to create more inclusive and diverse socio-economic workforces. Through their research and engagement with industry trade bodies and employers, and external diversity and inclusion research, they have produced guidance for employers that offers practical help and ideas. This includes guidance on how employers can collect the socio-economic background data of their workforce alongside other diversity data, which can be used by them to measure the socio-economic background of their employees and potential recruits in order to understand if their hiring or progression practices are as fair and meritocratic as they can be.</p><p>The SMC's advice is for employers to collect anonymous data from their workforce, apprentices and applicants using the key question &quot;What was the occupation of your main household earner when you were about aged 14?&quot; Optional supplementary questions include the type of school attended for ages 11-16 and eligibility for Free School Meals. Further information is available in their <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/socio-economic-diversity-and-inclusion-employers-toolkit" target="_blank">employers' toolkit</a>.</p><p>The current approach encourages the collection of data on a voluntary basis, as a mandatory approach would represent a significant burden on employers.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway grouped question UIN 28927 question first answered 12/07/2022 16:56:03 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1485356

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2022
	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	Companies: Databases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make it his policy to require large employers to collect socioeconomic background data for use in (a) outreach work with schools and (b) recruitment and progression policies.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
	uin	28927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>This government believes the circumstances of one's birth should not determine life outcomes. The Social Mobility Commission (SMC), an independent body sponsored by the Equality Hub in the Cabinet Office, works to achieve this aim.</p><p>The Commission’s employer engagement team works with employers of varying size, across multiple sectors, to create more inclusive and diverse socio-economic workforces. Through their research and engagement with industry trade bodies and employers, and external diversity and inclusion research, they have produced guidance for employers that offers practical help and ideas. This includes guidance on how employers can collect the socio-economic background data of their workforce alongside other diversity data, which can be used by them to measure the socio-economic background of their employees and potential recruits in order to understand if their hiring or progression practices are as fair and meritocratic as they can be.</p><p>The SMC's advice is for employers to collect anonymous data from their workforce, apprentices and applicants using the key question &quot;What was the occupation of your main household earner when you were about aged 14?&quot; Optional supplementary questions include the type of school attended for ages 11-16 and eligibility for Free School Meals. Further information is available in their <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/socio-economic-diversity-and-inclusion-employers-toolkit" target="_blank">employers' toolkit</a>.</p><p>The current approach encourages the collection of data on a voluntary basis, as a mandatory approach would represent a significant burden on employers.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway grouped question UIN 28926 question first answered 12/07/2022 16:56:03 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1486314

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2022
	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	STEM Subjects: Equality and Social Mobility
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of (a) the contribution of STEM careers to social mobility and (b) the adequacy of the Social Mobility Commission's new Social Mobility Index to (i) assess and (ii) improve diversity in STEM careers.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	30015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>We must draw on all our available talent and inspire more young people, including those currently under-represented in the STEM workforce, to take up STEM subjects and careers. Our focus on STEM diversity is primarily because of its importance to the UK's continued growth and its impact on wider society. STEM sector jobs are, on average, higher paid than those in the retail and care sectors, so supporting under-represented people into STEM helps their income, and supports our levelling up agenda.</p><p>The Equality Hub’s focus is on data and evidence, and a commitment to sharing that across Government so that we can all develop practical interventions that we know will have an impact. Officials work closely with other relevant departments, as well as academics and other organisations working in the sector to improve the shared evidence base.</p><p>The Social Mobility Commission (SMC), an independent body sponsored by the Equality Hub in the Cabinet Office, looks at social mobility from a UK perspective. The Social Mobility Commission's new Index does not focus on any one sector or industry, but looks at occupational classes more broadly, using the NS-SEC classifications from the ONS Labour Force Survey.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 12/07/2022 16:43:09 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1486624

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2022
	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	LGBT+ People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she is having with her Cabinet colleagues on ensuring that those with LGBTQ+ identities are able to choose the terminology used by the Government to indicate their community.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	31191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>The government firmly believes that everyone should be free to live their lives as they wish. The Equalities Ministerial team regularly engage with Cabinet and other Ministerial colleagues on the full range of equality issues.</p><p>Ministers and officials meet regularly with a variety of stakeholders, including LGBT organisations, faith groups, health professionals and international bodies to build a full range of experiences and expertise into our work.</p><p>Data from Census 2021, which included voluntary questions on sexual orientation and gender identity for the first time, will also provide insight into what terms individuals choose to use.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 12/07/2022 16:49:40 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1486887

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2022
	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	Social Mobility Commission: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July 2022 to Question 25779 on Social Mobility Commission: Public Appointments, for what reason she is unable to name the seven people appointed in an individual capacity to publicly-funded positions with the Social Mobility Commission's Policy and Evidence Advisory Panel.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	31784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>We were unable to publish the names of private individuals contracted as Policy &amp; Evidence Advisory Panel members in order to comply with GDPR. We have since requested and received consent from all individuals to share their names. They can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/social-mobility-commission/about" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/social-mobility-commission/about</a></p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 12/07/2022 16:52:26 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1487084

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2022
	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	Equal Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the (a) gender, (b) ethnicity and (c) disabled person's pay gap in (i) Yorkshire and (ii) England.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	31867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>The national gender pay gap has fallen significantly under this government - and by approximately a quarter in the last decade. The ONS publishes data on the national gender pay gap annually, with regional breakdowns.</p><p>On ethnicity pay gaps; in “Inclusive Britain”, the response to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities’ report, we accepted the recommendation to publish guidance for employers to support a voluntary approach to ethnicity pay reporting. Work on this is already underway. The ONS published national ethnicity pay gap data in 2019, with additional breakdowns by region.</p><p>With regard to the disability pay gap, we recognise that one of the greatest challenges is opening up opportunity in the workplace. We recently consulted on Disability Workforce Reporting. This focused on reporting on disability employment, as opposed to pay gaps. The ONS published national disability pay gap data in 2021, broken down by UK country with regional estimates.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 12/07/2022 16:45:57 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1487307

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2022
	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	Travellers: Cost of Living
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will hold discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on providing additional support for the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community in the context of the cost of living crisis.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
	uin	32573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>The government understands that people across the UK are worried about the rising cost of living and are seeing their disposable incomes decrease as they spend more on the essentials. Although it is impossible for the government to solve every problem, we can and will ease the burden as we help the entire country through the worst of this crisis.</p><p>In May, we announced over £15 billion of additional cost of living support, targeted at those with the greatest need. As a result, millions of vulnerable households will receive at least £1,200 of support this financial year, with the vast majority of households receiving at least £550. This package builds on the over £22 billion previously announced, meaning government support for the cost of living now totals over £37 billion this year, equivalent to 1.5% of GDP.</p><p>In addition to timely, temporary and targeted support, the government is also committed to tackling the root cause of the cost of living challenge – high inflation. Through independent monetary policy, responsible management of the public finances and supply-side reforms, we will combat high inflation and reduce it over time.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 12/07/2022 16:07:37 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1488233

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2022
	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	Women and Equalities: Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how much their Department has spent on advertising in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	34820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>The Equality Hub (EH) consists of the Government Equalities Office (GEO), Race Disparity Unit (RDU), Disability Unit (DU) and Social Mobility Commission.</p><p>a) The Equality Hub did not incur any expenditure against advertising in 2019-20</p><p>b) The Equality Hub did not incur any expenditure against advertising in 2020-21.</p><p>c) The Equality Hub spent £62,000 on advertising in 2021-22.</p><p>d) The Equality Hub has not incurred any expenditure against advertising in this financial year to date.</p><p>Expenditure incurred in the remainder of the financial year will be reported in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 19/07/2022 10:29:27 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1488268

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2022
	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	Social Class: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department has commissioned research on the socioeconomic background data for (a) work experience schemes, (b) apprenticeships and (c) entry-level applicants held by large employers.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
	uin	34789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>This Government believes the circumstances of one's birth should not determine life outcomes. The Social Mobility Commission (SMC), an independent body sponsored by the Equality Hub in the Cabinet Office, works to achieve this aim.</p><p>The SMC published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/apprenticeships-and-social-mobility" target="_blank">research</a> in June 2020 that examined how people from disadvantaged backgrounds have fared within the apprenticeship system. In keeping with the findings from this research, the SMC's employer engagement team produced a <a href="https://socialmobilityworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/SMC-Apprenticeships-Toolkit.pdf" target="_blank">practical toolkit</a> for employers, training providers and apprenticeship practitioners to increase the socio-economic diversity of apprenticeship starts.</p><p>This includes guidance on how employers can collect the socio-economic background data of their applicants in order to understand where barriers may exist, which interventions can support socio-economic inclusion and how to monitor progress.</p><p>The SMC's employer engagement team works with employers of varying size across multiple sectors to create more inclusive and diverse socio-economic workforces, drawing on research and engagement with employers and industry trade bodies to develop practical guidance for employers.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway grouped question UIN 34790 question first answered 20/07/2022 08:27:08 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms