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60888

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what consideration his Department gives to the diversity policies and records of businesses or other organisations when considering their bid for commercial contracts or grants.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>The Prime Minister's Office and the Deputy Prime Ministers Office are an integral part of the Cabinet Office.</p><p>This Government procures on the basis of value for money. Departments and the Crown Commercial Service will ensure that social, economic and sustainability issues are considered in procurement projects and that specifications, terms and conditions and evaluation criteria are developed to ensure that the relevant issues are addressed as appropriate for the subject matter of the requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 199956 question first answered 16/06/2014 16:31:06 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60936

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration her Department gives to the diversity policies and records of businesses or other organisations when considering their bid for commercial contracts or grants.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As part of procurement tender exercises for commercial contracts, the Home Department asks for evidence of bidders Equality and/or Equality and Diversity Statement or Policy. Statements or policies are evaluated to ensure that organisations have satisfactory procedures in place that comply and provide evidence of their commitment.<br><br>When considering a bid for a Grant, it is not currently part of the Home Department's process to consider the diversity policies and records of businesses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 16/06/2014 15:36:50 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60937

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what targets her Department has for increasing diversity; and what progress has been made on meeting those targets in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Tables provided in Annex 1 for representation from March 2013 – March 2014<br><br>In conjunction with Cabinet Office, the Department has agreed specific targets <br>to improve representation rates. The position in the last year is as follows: <br><br>• Three female employees have been appointed at Director General level becoming <br>members of the Home Office Executive Management Board. The position generally <br>was that 34.39% of staff at Senior Civil Service (SCS) were female compared <br>with the target of 38%. At Grades 6 and 7 the position was that 43.93% of staff <br>were female compared with the target of 45%.<br><br>• 6.21% of staff with a disability were at SCS level compared to a target <br>of 3% and at Grades 6 and 7 the position was that 5.99 % staff had a <br>disability compared with the target of 6%.<br><br>• 10.56% of staff at Grades 6 and 7 were from a minority ethnic background <br>compared to a target of 10%. 4.52% of staff at SCS level were from a minority <br>ethnic background compared with the target of 6%. <br><br>• 5.66% of staff at SCS were lesbian, gay or bisexual compared to the target of <br>5.0%. At Grades 6 and 7 the position was that 3.4% of staff were lesbian, gay <br>or bisexual compared with the target of 5.0%. <br><br>The position is encouraging but the Department is committed to finding further <br>progress in all aspects of diversity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 16/06/2014 15:19:53 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley attachment 1 file name Annex 1 ( 2014-06-11 HO DE Target Data 2013 2014 (PQ).xls title Increasing diversity
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60945

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what consideration his Department gives to the diversity policies and records of businesses or other organisations when considering their bid for commercial contracts or grants.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is committed to promoting equality and diversity in its procurements. Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 outlines the Public Sector Equality Duty. The following three duties which form the basis of Departments' policy and to which due regard must be given during the procurement process:</p><p> </p><p>1. Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other conduct prohibited by the Act;</p><p>2. Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it.</p><p>3. Foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it.</p><p> </p><p>The level of due regard given to the three duties will vary depending on their relevance to each individual procurement. There will be greater significance for example where the procurement involves direct contact with the public or employees of the Department or where services are to be carried out in the Department's premises.</p><p> </p><p>Where a need to consider equality has been identified at the beginning of a procurement process, consideration to this is given at every stage of the process as detailed below:</p><p> </p><p>· Planning and preparation includes the consideration of whether the duties are relevant to the procurement.</p><p>· The Pre-Qualification stage of the tender process contains mandatory fields including questions to make sure that the bid is in line with legislation. Suppliers that do not pass these questions are not progressed onto the next stage.</p><p>· The Request for Information and Request for Quotation contain questions in line with legislation. These question are proportionate so as not to disadvantage smaller suppliers.</p><p>· The evaluation of tenders can include equality criteria if it formed part of the specification. However, if included, the criteria are given proportionate consideration to the bid as a whole.</p><p>· Contract award where the specification set out equality criteria can be used to determine the most economically advantageous tender</p><p>· Ongoing consideration is given to the equality duties in every review meeting for those relevant contracts.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to these processes implemented during the procurement process, the Department reports annually its obligations to the Cabinet Office. All procurement staff within the Department are required to undertake mandatory Equality and Diversity Training which makes sure that the duty can be considered and applied correctly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 16/06/2014 14:25:11 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60950

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what targets her Department has for increasing diversity; and what progress has been made on meeting those targets in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>My Department has not set specific targets, but is fully committed to fulfilling its statutory responsibilities, including the duties set out under fair employment legislation and the Northern Ireland Act 1998.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 12/06/2014 13:13:14 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60952

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what consideration her Department gives to the diversity policies and records of businesses or other organisations when considering their bid for commercial contracts or grants.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>My Department receives procurement services from the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) and the Central Procurement Directorate (CPD). The consideration given to diversity policies and records of businesses or other organisations when considering the bids for commercial contracts or grants will be in line with their respective policies and procedures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 16/06/2014 13:43:08 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60953

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what consideration No. 10 Downing Street gives to the diversity policies and records of businesses or other organisations when considering their bid for commercial contracts or grants.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>The Prime Minister's Office and the Deputy Prime Ministers Office are an integral part of the Cabinet Office.</p><p>This Government procures on the basis of value for money. Departments and the Crown Commercial Service will ensure that social, economic and sustainability issues are considered in procurement projects and that specifications, terms and conditions and evaluation criteria are developed to ensure that the relevant issues are addressed as appropriate for the subject matter of the requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 199941 question first answered 16/06/2014 16:31:06 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

61136

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2014, Official Report, column 460W, on mental health services: young people, when NHS England's review of Tier 4 Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services provision will be published.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	200156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Members to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Truro and Falmouth (Sarah Newton) on 9 June 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, column 57W.</p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 200127 question first answered 16/06/2014 14:24:21 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

61205

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 18 March 2014, Official Report, column 572W, on mental health services: children, when he expects NHS England's review of Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services to be published.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	200127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Members to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Truro and Falmouth (Sarah Newton) on 9 June 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, column 57W.</p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 200156 question first answered 16/06/2014 14:24:21 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

60602

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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	Small Businesses: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which schemes have provided support for small and medium-sized from central government funds in each of the last 10 years; what the total amount of funding so provided was in each such year; and how much such funding was spent in each local authority are in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	199712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Support for small and medium-sized businesses is an important objective for a number of Government Departments and schemes can take various forms which can include direct and indirect support, advice and information. Over the last 10 years the range of support measures has been very wide and a full answer to this question cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate costs. Additionally, the Department does not record how much spending or funding is given by local authority area so would not be able to provide this information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, since May 2010 the Department has routinely published details of all expenditure including funding provided through Departmental schemes and programmes. Additionally, the Department's annual report and accounts also provide summary information on a range of programmes that include direct and indirect support to all businesses – including some that directly support SMEs. The most recent annual report can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bis-annual-report-and-accounts-2012-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bis-annual-report-and-accounts-2012-to-2013</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 16/06/2014 16:09:51 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel