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1717191

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
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	Employment: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the prevalence of discrimination towards young ethnic minorities seeking employment.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	25713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>Employment statistics show the ethnic minority employment rate at 68%, up 9.2 percentage points on the same quarter in 2010, with 5.4m people from an ethnic minority background in employment which is a record high.</p><p> </p><p>The Department supports people to move into employment by providing access to a range of mainstream services and bespoke programmes that are designed to be flexible to individual needs. We also take targeted action where there is a high ethnic minority employment gap and work with partners, employers, and specific sectors to improve opportunities for all.</p><p> </p><p>The Youth Offer provides individually tailored Work Coach support to young people aged 16 to 24 who are claiming Universal Credit. This support includes the Youth Employment Programme, Youth Employability Coaches for young people with additional barriers to finding work, and Youth Hubs across Great Britain. This was expanded in 2023 to include additional young people on Universal Credit not currently searching for work, including young parents and carers.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2023, the Government's Equality Hub published updated <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/positive-action-in-the-workplace-guidance-for-employers/positive-action-in-the-workplace" target="_blank">guidance</a> for employers on how to use the positive action provisions in the Equality Act 2010. This is to help people who share a particular protected characteristic overcome barriers and to level the playing field.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/05/2024 15:43:20 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1716845

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Access
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of issuing a statement of principle that all services should be provided in-person where possible.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	25465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone has affordable access to public services, whether online or offline.</p><p>Departments are required by the Government's Service Standard to provide support via alternative channels for all their online services to all users, including disabled people, people with other legally protected characteristics, people who do not have access to the internet and/or lack the skills and/or confidence to use it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 17/05/2024 13:39:45 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1716375

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Shared Services Connected
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral statement made by the Secretary of State for Defence entitled Defence Personnel Data Breach of 7 May 2024, Official Report, column 469, who will lead the Cabinet Office review of Government contracts with Shared Services Connected Ltd; and what estimate he has made of when that review will be completed.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	25160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The review of Shared Services Connected Ltd is being led by the Government Security Group in the Cabinet Office. The timelines for this review are still being determined as part of the commissioning process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/05/2024 13:16:57 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1714023

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the potential impact of the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre on growth and investment.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South West
tabling member printed	Joanna Cherry
uin	902618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) has been a key pillar of this Government’s Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge, backed by over £20 million in funding to date, supporting policy research, evidence gathering and engagement.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State and other Ministers in this Department have regular discussions with counterparts in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), including on how Government can seize the opportunities of the green economy by continuing to support industry and funding green research &amp; development.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 02/05/2024 06:06:01 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4419 label Biography information for Joanna Cherry

1700273

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Food: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report by Bite Back entitled Fuel us, don't fool us, published in February 2024, what steps she is taking to implement the 9 pm watershed restriction of unhealthy food and drink adverts online and on television.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	21167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>On 1 October 2025, the Government will introduce a United Kingdom-wide 9pm TV watershed for less healthy products and a restriction of paid-for advertising of these products online. The Government and regulators are now carrying out crucial processes to prepare for implementing and enforcing the regulations by 1 October 2025. The Government welcomes Bite Back’s report, Fuel Us Don’t Fool Us and will consider its wider recommendations.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/04/2024 11:10:06 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1698455

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
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	Ofcom: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the pay ranges at each grade are for Ofcom staff based (a) in and (b) outside London.
tabling member constituency	West Suffolk
tabling member printed	Matt Hancock
uin	20290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>Ofcom makes remuneration information available through its annual report and accounts, including detailed information on the pay of senior executives. These can be found online here: <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/annual-reports-and-plans" target="_blank">www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/annual-reports-and-plans.</a></p><p> </p><p>Remuneration policy is set by Ofcom’s People Committee. The basic salary for all colleagues is determined by considering each colleague’s responsibilities, skills and experience, together with relevant market benchmarking analysis. Ofcom conduct an annual equal pay audit for gender, ethnicity, and disability. They do not pay London weighting.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 18/04/2024 10:40:04 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock

1696125

registered interest
date	14/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Housing Estates: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the average timeframe for local authorities to enter into section 38 agreements from when they are first proposed.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
uin	18824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on this matter. Local highway authorities do not have to inform the Department when they enter into agreements of this sort.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 18/03/2024 14:15:19 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1696278

registered interest
date	14/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claims have been successfully made by citizens of (a) Israel, (b) the United States, (c) Canada, (d) New Zealand, (e) Australia, (f) Germany, (g) Spain, (h) France and (i) Italy in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	18695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’</a>. Data on asylum applications received, and the initial decisions on claims, is published in tables Asy_D01 and Asy_D02 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#asylum-and-resettlement" target="_blank">Asylum applications, decisions and resettlement detailed datasets</a>’. This data includes nationality breakdowns.</p><p>Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of each workbook. The latest data relates to 31 December 2023. Data up to the end of March 2024 will be published on 23 May 2024.</p><p>Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar’</a>.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 22/03/2024 12:12:04 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1696322

registered interest
date	14/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the Government has not proscribed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps; and what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on that issue.
tabling member constituency	Chingford and Woodford Green
tabling member printed	Sir Iain Duncan Smith
uin	18633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>While the UK Government keeps the list of proscribed organisations under review, we do not routinely comment on whether an organisation is or is not being considered for proscription.</p><p>The UK Government has long been clear about our concerns over the malign activity of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The UK maintains sanctions on over 400 Iranian individuals and entities covering human rights abuses and nuclear proliferation. The Government has also imposed sanctions on the IRGC in its entirety and on several senior security and political figures in Iran, including senior commanders within the IRGC and its Basij force.</p><p>The UK Government, working with the US, has engaged closely with European partners on Iranian transnational threats and we will continue to hold Iran and the IRGC to account. On 24 January 2024, we took coordinated action with the US and imposed sanctions on several members of the IRGC for their involvement in plots to assassinate individuals on UK soil.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 22/03/2024 11:35:24 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	152 label Biography information for Sir Iain Duncan Smith

1694632

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Sheffield Forgemasters: Welding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has had recent discussions with Sheffield Forgemasters on local electron-beam welding.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	17590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The electron beam welding facility recently commissioned and announced by Sheffield Forgemaster’s was partly funded by Government as part of the Energy Innovation Programme. As such, officials have had recent engagement with Forgemasters to discuss updates on the progress of their projects in this area.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 14/03/2024 07:11:39 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah