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1690783

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Health and Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to comply with principle (d) of schedule 1 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	15105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>The department is an inclusive employer that is committed to ensuring that any employee requiring an adjustment is treated fairly and has equal opportunities.</p><p>The department’s provision of workplace adjustments includes assessing individual needs on a case-by-case basis. These assessments lead to the provision of physical adjustments, such as chairs or desks, to neurodiversity adjustments such as coaching, to the provision of transport and to varying assessments that recommend tools or adjustments that can support individuals in their roles. In addition, the department provides flexible working approaches and encourages employees to utilise the department’s occupational health provider where required.</p><p>Where recommendations are received as a result of occupational health or other medical providers, the department works with employees and line managers to put in place all reasonable adjustments. In addition, the department follows the Government Workplace Guide where possible.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 29/02/2024 12:35:00 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1688562

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Health and Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether all (a) buildings and (b) workplaces staff from their Department occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	13746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>All buildings occupied by the department have suitable and sufficient risk assessments in place as per the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 requirements.</p><p>Where the Government Property Agency are the asset owners, they also maintain building risk assessments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/02/2024 12:59:49 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1645119

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Access to Work Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether an Access to Work scheme has been implemented in their Department.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	189842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>In common with all Civil Service Departments, the Department has equivalent arrangements in place of the Access to Work scheme<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 22/06/2023 15:50:20 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1626647

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Holiday Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications of the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling in the 2017 case of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council v Willetts & Ors for the calculation of holiday pay entitlement for staff in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	184417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department has assessed the potential implications, for staff in the department, of the 2017 Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling in the case of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council v Willetts &amp; Others for the calculation of holiday pay entitlement and is compliant.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/05/2023 16:38:57 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1588600

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps they have taken in their Department to operate the Disability Confident employer scheme for those seeking a lateral transfer; and how many and what proportion of candidates who declared themselves as having a disability and who applied under that scheme where (a) interviewed and (b) laterally transferred in (i) 2021 and (ii) 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	151315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) leader, achieved through participating in a range of actions to support staff who have disabilities. This includes programmes to help support career progression, such as ‘Beyond Boundaries’, a cross-Government development programme ‘Power of Choice’, an internal development programme, and actions specific to recruitment, such as guidance to ensure the language in job adverts avoids creating extra barriers and automatic interviews for those who reach the minimum pass mark at sift.</p><p>Data on the number of internal candidates who have declared a disability and progressed in a recruitment round is below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of internal applicants who applied under DCS on lateral transfer and who were invited to interview</p></td><td><p>41 (44%)</p></td><td><p>66 (51%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of internal applicants who applied under DCS on lateral transfer and who were successful</p></td><td><p>12 (30%)</p></td><td><p>22 (33%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 03/03/2023 14:11:30 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1588186

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps they have taken to operate a disability confident scheme for those seeking promotion in their Department; and how many and what proportion of those candidates who declared themselves as having a disability and who applied under the scheme were (a) interviewed and (b) promoted in (i) 2021 and (ii) 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	150527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) leader, achieved through investment in a range of actions to support staff who have disabilities.</p><p>This includes programmes to help support career progression (including ‘Beyond Boundaries’, a cross-government development programme and ‘Power of Choice’, an internal development programme) and actions specific to recruitment, (such as guidance to ensure the language in job adverts avoids creating extra barriers and automatic interviews for those who reach the minimum pass mark at sift).</p><p>Data on the number of internal candidates who have applied under the scheme and progressed in a recruitment is below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of internal applicants who applied under DCS</strong></p></td><td><p>414</p></td><td><p>702</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of internal applicants who applied under DCS and on promotion who were invited to interview</strong></p></td><td><p>162 (39%)</p></td><td><p>199 (28%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of internal applicants who applied under DCS and on promotion who were promoted</strong></p></td><td><p>64 (15%)</p></td><td><p>68 (10%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 02/03/2023 16:45:11 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1582276

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Conditions of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if they will take steps to (a) publish an equality impact assessment and (b) consult with trade unions when proposing new HR policies for their Department; and if they will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	136652
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department conducts an equality impact assessment and consults with its recognised trade unions for all new HR policies and amendments to existing HR policies.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 03/02/2023 12:42:15 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1581907

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps their Department takes to comply with section 181 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992; and if they will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	135307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department meets with its recognised Trade Unions, PCS, Prospect and FDA, on a monthly basis. The Department shares a range of information and data, where appropriate and in line with privacy statements. This is in addition to any information published on GOV.UK. This approach helps to inform decision making through formal negotiation, meaningful consultation, and engagement. This also ensures the Department is fully compliant with Section 181 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/02/2023 09:36:26 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1580706

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Holiday Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has notified staff to (a) tell or (b) remind them that they can sell annual leave in the last four months.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	132462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department’s current annual leave policy does not include the option to buy and sell annual leave.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 03/02/2023 12:22:30 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1579629

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of employees in their Department are paid the National Minimum Wage.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	129891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2023 answer text <p>All employees in the Department are paid above the National Minimum Wage.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/01/2023 13:50:50 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens