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168823

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Disabled Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people with a disability work in the Law Officers' Departments; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is contained in the following table.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Law Officers’ Department</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number declared as disabled*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Treasury Solicitor’s Department**</p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Serious Fraud Office</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown Prosecution Service</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* The number of disabled staff represents those staff who have chosen to declare themselves as such.</p><p> </p><p>** TSol data also includes the AGO and HMCPSI.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 15/12/2014 15:59:46 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

168825

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Disabled Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>There are 226 people with a declared disability working in BIS, representing 6% of the total workforce.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In BIS it is not compulsory for individuals to declare any diversity information, although they are strongly encouraged to do so. The information provided above should be taken in this context.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>BIS is committed to eliminating discrimination, promoting equality of opportunity and encouraging diversity amongst its workforce, and to treating all staff and eligible job applicants fairly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 16/12/2014 16:37:32 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

168836

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Disabled Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>There are currently 11 Cabinet Office employees who are over 65 years old.</p><p>More information about the diversity of the workforce in the Cabinet Office, including employees who have declared a disability, is published at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office/about/equality-and-diversity" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office/about/equality-and-diversity</a></p><p>Cabinet Office does not compel staff to declare against workforce diversity indicators, including disability.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 217823 question first answered 16/12/2014 16:58:44 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

168837

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Disabled Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Treasury publishes details on the diversity of its employees by pay range, including information on disability. The most recent information is in the Treasury’s <em>Annual Report and Accounts</em> 2013/14 page 50, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-annual-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-annual-report</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These data are based on the number of employees who have chosen to individually record their disability status on the departmental HR system. Any such declaration is voluntary and confidential.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 17/12/2014 17:15:00 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

168866

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Disabled Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>As of 30 November 2014, 77 of the Department's employees had declared themselves as being disabled. This accounts for 5.5% of the Department's workforce based on the Office of National Statistics headcount definition.<br><br><br></p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 16/12/2014 14:56:16 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

168898

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Disabled Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>To build a world class Civil Service we need to recruit and retain the very best Civil Servants on merit, irrespective of whether they are disabled.</p><p>As of 1 October 2014, 47.48% (26,340) of staff in the Ministry of Defence and its Trading Funds have chosen to declare their disability status; of these, around 2,515 have made a positive disability declaration. This data is based on the numbers of employees who have chosen individually to record their disability status on the departmental Human Resource (HR) system. Any such declaration is voluntary and confidential.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/12/2014 17:32:31 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

168909

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Disabled Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people with a disability work in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>As at 30 November 2014, there were 237 members of staff in the Department for Education who had declared that they had a disability. The Department recently published internally its Diversity and Equality Plan to ensure continuing progress towards developing a highly capable, diverse workforce that represents the communities we serve.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 16/12/2014 17:24:29 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

168918

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Disabled Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many people with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>As of 30 November 2014, there were 86 civil servants, working in the Department of Energy and Climate Change, who had declared that they had a disability.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 15/12/2014 17:51:24 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

168924

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Disabled Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people with a disability work in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>As at 30 November 2014, 151 staff in core Defra had declared that they were disabled. This represents 12% of staff who declared their disability status.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 15/12/2014 16:29:10 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

168939

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Disabled Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) takes seriously its obligations to collect diversity data as required by the Equality Act 2010. Information about the diversity and makeup of our staff is listed in the FCO's Diversity and Equality Report. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/diversity-and-equality-report-2014</p><p>All staff have been asked to provide personal disability data to be held anonymously. We continue to encourage increased declaration by staff as current declaration rates are below the level necessary to give meaningful statistical information.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/12/2014 16:47:02 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby