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178818

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2015
	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	Access to Elected Office for Disabled People Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many people have applied for the Access to Elected Office for Disabled People Fund in each year since its establishment; and what estimate she has made of the total grants from that date to May 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	223992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2015 answer text <p>The number of people who have made applications to the Access to Elected Office fund by year is in the table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of applicants</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15 (to date)</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The total value of Grants awarded to date (from July 2012 to January 2015) is £399,061, and applications totalling £92,442 are currently pending. Total grant expenditure will depend on the final number of successful applications between now and the end of March 2015, after which date the fund will cease to take applications.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 19/02/2015 16:12:50 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

171174

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2014
	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	Transgender People and Transphobia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she plans to take to raise awareness of transgender issues and transphobia; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	219356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling transphobia and raising awareness of transgender issues. The Government Equalities Office regularly meets representatives of the transgender community to understand their key concerns, and we raise awareness of transgender issues across Government.</p><p> </p><p>On 20 November this year, as we have previously, the Government Equalities Office flew the rainbow flag to mark International Transgender Day of Remembrance to raise awareness of transphobia and to pay respects to those whose lives have been cut short by it.</p><p> </p><p>Current Government initiatives to raise awareness of transgender issues and transphobia include:</p><p>- a £2m fund launched in October 2014 to provide grants to organisations to provide support to schools to prevent and address homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying;</p><p>- guidance for service providers on how to meet the needs of transgender customers and service users;</p><p>- guidance for employers on how to recruit and retain transgender employees;</p><p> </p><p>- advice for transgender individuals on privacy.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 07/01/2015 10:53:38 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

223058

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2015
	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	Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many apprentices employed by (a) the Government Equalities Office and (b) its executive agencies and associated bodies are aged (i) 16 to 18, (ii) 19 to 24 and (iii) 25 years or older; and how many of those apprentices employed in each form of body and of each age group were previously employed by the Government.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	225069
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The answer is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>(a) one apprentice, aged 19 to 24, not previously employed by the Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(b) None</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 02/03/2015 18:05:35 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

226391

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2015
	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	Surveys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff in the Government Equalities Office responded that they were treated fairly at work in the most recent Civil Service People Survey.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	226967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>In the 2014 People Survey, 66% of Department for Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS – which includes the Government Equalities Office) respondents declaring a long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or disability responded that they were treated fairly at work.</p><p> </p><p>80% of DCMS respondents declaring that they did not have a long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or disability responded that they were treated fairly at work.</p><p> </p><p>There is a range of support in place for employees with disabilities. There is information on the Intranet to help support individuals and advice for managers in how they can support individuals with disabilities. This information includes advice on mental wellbeing, links to useful external websites such as Time To Change and Mind, and access to the NHS stress test. The Department's Employer Assistance Programme offers further advice and links to resources that can support managers and employees.</p><p> </p><p>There is also an active employee-run mental health employee support group. This group is a forum where DCMS and GEO staff can discuss their experiences in mental health and offer mutual support in a confidential environment.</p><p> </p><p>The Department recently ran an Inclusion week which included sessions on; support for managers and individuals with disabilities, including mental health issues, and support for carers and sessions to deal with the modern workplace such as improving work life balance and mindfulness.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 18/03/2015 13:23:52 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

226781

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2015
	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	Surveys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff in the Government Equalities Office reported experiencing bullying or harassment at work in the most recent Civil Service People Survey.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	227154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>According to the 2014 staff survey, 9% of staff in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (which includes the Government Equalities Office) reported experiencing bullying or harassment at work. Due to the small numbers of staff involved, the data is not split between disabled or non-disabled staff for data protection purposes.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 18/03/2015 13:30:54 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

227954

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	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	ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, which approved news applications staff in the Government Equalities Office are authorised to download and use on their work-provided phones and tablets.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	227972
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>GEO users are not prevented from downloading any news applications for use on their work-provided phones and tablets.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 24/03/2015 17:38:43 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Philip Davies

173484

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2015
	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	Homophobia
	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 homophobic bullying.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Nicola Blackwood
	uin	907021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>This Government has made tackling bullying in schools, including homophobic bullying, a top priority. It is unacceptable for anyone to be victimised, harmed or bullied in any way.</p><p>All schools must have a behaviour policy which includes measures to prevent and tackle all forms of bullying and the Government has provided schools with advice which sets out the steps that schools can take to identify and prevent bullying effectively. We also recently announced a new £2million fund to support projects which specifically tackle homophobic bullying in schools.</p><p>Discrimination and harassment on the grounds of sexual orientation is unlawful in the workplace and in the provision of services. The Government has continued to highlight the benefits of a diverse workforce, and how employees can be supported, by publishing research ‘<em>Barriers to employers in developing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender friendly workplaces’</em> and<em> ‘The Business Case for Equality and Diversity’.</em></p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 15/01/2015 14:02:50 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford

226448

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2015
	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	Policy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, which policies contained in the 2010 Coalition Agreement and falling under the Government Equalities Office's responsibilities have not yet been implemented; and what the reasons are for each such policy's non-implementation.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	227051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office has implemented all of the commitments in the Coalition’s Programme for Government that fall either wholly or in part to us. These were as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>We will promote equal pay and take a range of measures to end discrimination in the workplace.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>We will look to promote gender equality on the boards of listed companies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>We will use our relationships with other countries to push for unequivocal support for gay rights and for UK civil partnerships to be recognised internationally.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>We will introduce extra support for people with disabilities who want to become MPs, councillors or other elected officials.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>We will help schools tackle bullying in schools, especially homophobic bullying.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 18/03/2015 16:39:48 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

228837

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2015
	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	Natural History Museum
	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 Natural History Museum on targeting boys and girls equally.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	228562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is in regular contact with the Natural History Museum and, following its recent collaboration with Marks and Spencer on a dinosaur-themed clothing line, the Museum has confirmed it is working with the retailer to expand the range to include products for girls. Products in the Museum shop are displayed without gender differentiation for children and the Museum’s own children’s clothing range is cut for a unisex fit.</p><p> </p><p>It is vital that stereotypes and biases do not limit the potential of young people and the Government believes that children should be encouraged to explore the widest range of interests regardless of gender. The Museum’s education programmes and exhibitions support this work, and its scientists are a diverse group of role models, helping to inspire the next generation.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 25/03/2015 16:33:42 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

175820

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2015
	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	Employment Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many recruitment and employment agencies the Government Equalities Office has used to source staff in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	222086
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of recruitment and employment agencies used</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-date</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>GEO joined DCMS from Home Office following a machinery of government change, no information is held prior to September 2012.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 03/02/2015 14:08:44 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell