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1684238

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Pupils: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average height was for state school pupils in (a) reception and (b) year six in each academic year since 2005-06 in England; what the average height was for state school pupils in each ethnic group in those academic years in that period; and how many state school pupils were in each ethnic group in those academic years in that period.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	10907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) collects data on the height and weight status of children aged between four and five years old in reception grade and between 10 and 11 years old in year six. NHS England publishes data on the average height of children in reception and year six by sex and academic year. The data on average height is not available in the requested format for each ethnic group, nor is data on the number of state school pupils in reception year and year six by ethnic group and academic year published in the requested format.</p><p>The following table shows the data on national average height from the NCMP since the programme began in 2006/07 up to 2021/22, the period for which the most recent data is available:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Academic Year</p></td><td><p>Boys’ height in reception year (centimetres)</p></td><td><p>Girls’ height in reception year (centimetres)</p></td><td><p>Boys’ height in year six (centimetres)</p></td><td><p>Girls’ height in year six (centimetres)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>110.8</p></td><td><p>109.9</p></td><td><p>145.9</p></td><td><p>146.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>110.5</p></td><td><p>109.5</p></td><td><p>145.3</p></td><td><p>146.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>110.3</p></td><td><p>109.4</p></td><td><p>145.2</p></td><td><p>145.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>110.2</p></td><td><p>109.3</p></td><td><p>144.9</p></td><td><p>145.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>110.1</p></td><td><p>109.2</p></td><td><p>144.8</p></td><td><p>145.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>110.0</p></td><td><p>109.1</p></td><td><p>144.7</p></td><td><p>145.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>110.0</p></td><td><p>109.0</p></td><td><p>144.7</p></td><td><p>145.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>110.0</p></td><td><p>109.0</p></td><td><p>144.7</p></td><td><p>145.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>109.8</p></td><td><p>108.9</p></td><td><p>144.6</p></td><td><p>145.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>109.9</p></td><td><p>109.0</p></td><td><p>144.9</p></td><td><p>145.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>109.9</p></td><td><p>108.9</p></td><td><p>144.8</p></td><td><p>145.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>110.1</p></td><td><p>109.1</p></td><td><p>144.8</p></td><td><p>145.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>110.0</p></td><td><p>109.0</p></td><td><p>144.9</p></td><td><p>145.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>109.4</p></td><td><p>108.4</p></td><td><p>144.6</p></td><td><p>145.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>112.3</p></td><td><p>111.4</p></td><td><p>147.6</p></td><td><p>149.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>110.9</p></td><td><p>109.9</p></td><td><p>146.1</p></td><td><p>147.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NCMP</p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Analysis of the NCMP data in the first three years show lower participation rates in the programme and suggested selective optout of children with a higher body mass index for age. It is possible that average height figures for year six for 2006/07 to 2008/09 could have been affected by this lower participation in the measurement programme.<p> </p></li><li>Some of the variation in height across all NCMP years may be due to variation over time in average age of children when measured. In 2019/20, children were only measured up to March 2020 so the average age of children and therefore mean height was lower than other collection years. In 2020/21 the NCMP data collection did not start until April 2021 so the average age and therefore average height was higher than other collection years.<p> </p></li><li>The 2020/21 NCMP only collected around 20% of the usual sample. The sample was found not to be fully representative and therefore weighting was used in most NCMP publications to make the data comparable to other NCMP collection years. However, NHS England did not apply the weighting to the 2020/21 figures in the table above. When combined with the higher average age of the sample in 2020/21 it implies that data for 2020/21 cannot be reliably compared to the rest of the time series.</li></ol> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/01/2024 19:22:23 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 13893 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1683113

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Syndactyly
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are claiming PIP for disability related to syndactyly.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	10247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is based on the needs arising from a long-term health condition or disability, not the health condition or disability itself.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 25/01/2024 11:31:46 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1683147

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many equalities impact assessments his Department completed in each of the last five years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	10249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>Under the Public Sector Equality Duty, all public authorities, including Government departments, are required by law to ensure that they have due regard to certain equality considerations when carrying out their functions. While equality impact assessments may be produced, there is no legal requirement for duty assessments to be recorded in a specific format.</p><p>In accordance with section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) ensures that assessment of the equalities impacts of its policy proposals is integrated in the development, implementation and review of its policies. We do not keep central records of all our equality assessments undertaken over the last several years but publish our policy consultation equality assessments regularly on the MoJ consultation hub which is publicly available on GOV.UK: <a href="https://consult.justice.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Ministry of Justice - Citizen Space.</a></p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 25/01/2024 14:54:16 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1683148

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many equalities impact assessments her Department completed in each of the last five years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	10250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>Under the Public Sector Equality Duty, all public authorities, including government departments, are required by law to ensure that they have due regard to certain equality considerations when carrying out their functions. While equality impact assessments may be produced, there is no legal requirement for duty assessments to be recorded in a specific format.</p><p>The department promotes awareness of the requirements of the Duty and how to comply with them. The department does not collect statistics on the number of assessments made. Therefore, the information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 25/01/2024 10:51:53 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1683149

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many equalities impact assessments her Department completed in each of the last five years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	10251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>Under the Public Sector Equality Duty, otherwise known as the Duty, all public authorities, including Government departments, are required by law to ensure that they have due regard to certain equality considerations when carrying out their functions. Whilst ‘equality impact assessments’ may be produced, there is no legal requirement for duty assessments to be recorded in a specific format.</p><p>We do not centrally monitor assessments in this area but are confident that we are meeting the Duty in our decision-making processes. As a Department, we promote awareness of the Duty, via a number of channels, and the relevant analytical and other tools are available to policy professionals, to help ensure compliance with the Duty.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 24/01/2024 11:31:38 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1683150

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many equalities impact assessments his Department completed in each of the last five years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	10252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>Under the Public Sector Equality Duty (the Duty) all public authorities, including Government departments, are required by law to ensure that they have due regard to certain equality considerations when carrying out their functions. While ‘equality impact assessments’ may be produced, there is no legal requirement for duty assessments to be recorded in a specific format.</p><p>Notwithstanding this, the information requested is not held centrally in the Department and to provide what might be available would incur disproportionate cost. The Department promotes awareness of the Duty and relevant analytical and other tools to help ensure compliance with it.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 25/01/2024 15:56:48 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1683151

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many equalities impact assessments his Department completed in each of the last five years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	10253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not record this data centrally and it could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Internal Departmental guidance is for those conducting Equality Impact Assessments (EIA) to retain them at a local level. There is no legal requirement to record EIAs centrally.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 25/01/2024 15:46:00 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1683152

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Department for Business and Trade: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many equalities impact assessments her Department completed in each of the last five years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	10254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>Under the Public Sector Equality Duty (the Duty) all public authorities, including Government departments, are required by law to ensure that they have due regard to certain equality considerations when carrying out their functions. While ‘equality impact assessments’ may be produced, there is no legal requirement for Duty assessments to be recorded in a specific format.</p><p>The Department promotes awareness of the Duty as well as relevant analytical and other tools to help ensure compliance with the Duty in departmental decision making.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 24/01/2024 15:39:12 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1683153

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many equalities impact assessments her Department completed in each of the last five years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	10255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>In line with the Public Sector Equality Duty, all public authorities, including our Department, are required by law to have due regard to certain equality considerations when carrying out their functions. While ‘equality impact assessments’ are a tool utilised in this process, there is no legal requirement for these assessments to be recorded in a specific format or centrally monitored. Therefore, providing data for each year is currently not feasible.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 25/01/2024 11:39:59 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1683154

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many equalities impact assessments his Department completed in each of the last five years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	10256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>Under the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) the FCDO is required to pay due regard to the need to: eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between different people when carrying out their activities. Equality Impact Assessments (EIAs) are one of the tools used to assess whether a new policy or change to existing policy is likely to have a disproportionate impact on those with protected characteristics as defined in the 2010 Equality Act. The FCDO does not centrally monitor how many EIAs are completed, therefore no information is held on this question.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 23/01/2024 12:40:36 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien