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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-01-30more like thismore than 2018-01-30
answering body
Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept id 31 more like this
answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
hansard heading Sexual Harassment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to review sexual harassment laws to ensure those laws are adequate in tackling unsafe work environments for women. more like this
tabling member constituency Croydon Central more like this
tabling member printed
Sarah Jones more like this
uin 125729 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-02-07more like thismore than 2018-02-07
answer text <p>Legal protection from harassment in the workplace exists through the Equality Act 2010, the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 and the Sexual Offences Act 2003. We believe this legislation provides adequate protection for both men and women in the working environment; however, we will continue to keep the operation of the legislation under review, to ensure that it works as intended.</p><p>We recognise the risk that unscrupulous employers may try to intimidate vulnerable employees into signing away their legal rights in non-disclosure agreements. However, such agreements cannot be used to prevent an individual from asserting their statutory rights either under the employment Rights Act 1996 or the Equality Act 2010: to the extent that they are so used, they will be unenforceable.</p><p>The Government has nonetheless committed to look at the structures around non-disclosure agreements and the evidence that is coming forward about how they are being used.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle more like this
answering member printed Victoria Atkins more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-02-07T13:01:53.32Zmore like thismore than 2018-02-07T13:01:53.32Z
answering member
4399
label Biography information for Victoria Atkins more like this
tabling member
4631
label Biography information for Sarah Jones remove filter
837741
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-02-06more like thismore than 2018-02-06
answering body
Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept id 31 more like this
answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
hansard heading Sexual Harassment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the President's Club charity dinner in January 2018, whether she plans to review the law on sexual harassment in the workplace. more like this
tabling member constituency Croydon Central more like this
tabling member printed
Sarah Jones more like this
uin 126772 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-02-20more like thismore than 2018-02-20
answer text <p>The Government is clear that unwanted conduct in the workplace that violates a person’s dignity or creates a hostile or degrading atmosphere is unacceptable. Legal protection from such harassment in the workplace exists through the Equality Act 2010, with criminal offences in this area covered in the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 and the Sexual Offences Act 2003. We believe this legislation provides adequate protection for both men and women in the working environment; however, we will continue to keep the operation of the legislation under review, to ensure that it works as intended.</p><p> </p><p>We also recognise that unscrupulous employers may try to intimidate vulnerable employees into apparently signing away their rights in non-disclosure agreements. In fact the law already makes such agreements unenforceable. The Equality Act 2010 says that discriminatory contract terms, and terms that restrict a person’s rights not to be discriminated against, can’t be relied on by the employer.</p>
answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle more like this
answering member printed Victoria Atkins more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-02-20T13:59:54.433Zmore like thismore than 2018-02-20T13:59:54.433Z
answering member
4399
label Biography information for Victoria Atkins more like this
tabling member
4631
label Biography information for Sarah Jones remove filter
834112
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-01-31more like thismore than 2018-01-31
answering body
Wales Office more like this
answering dept id 28 more like this
answering dept short name Wales more like this
answering dept sort name Wales more like this
hansard heading Police: Wales more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text What recent representations he has received from the Police and Crime Commissioners in Wales on the adequacy of (a) the number of police officers and (b) police funding in Wales. more like this
tabling member constituency Croydon Central more like this
tabling member printed
Sarah Jones more like this
uin 903572 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-01-31more like thismore than 2018-01-31
answer text <p>Wales Office ministers meet regularly with representatives of the police in Wales to discuss a range of issues.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recently announced the proposed police funding settlement for 2018/19 which would see an additional £450m invested across England and Wales, including around £16m direct to Welsh PCCs.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Pudsey more like this
answering member printed Stuart Andrew more like this
grouped question UIN 903573 more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-01-31T17:39:43.037Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-31T17:39:43.037Z
answering member
4032
label Biography information for Stuart Andrew more like this
tabling member
4631
label Biography information for Sarah Jones remove filter
1144760
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-04more like thismore than 2019-09-04
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Homes England: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his oral statement of 4 September 2019 on Spending Round 2019, how much funding he plans to allocate to Homes England to deliver more homes where people need them; how many homes are planned to be built and what the location will be of those homes. more like this
tabling member constituency Croydon Central more like this
tabling member printed
Sarah Jones more like this
uin 286842 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-09-09more like thismore than 2019-09-09
answer text <p>In the latest spending round we have increased the resource funding available to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government for 2020/21 by 2.7% to deliver their priorities, including delivering the homes this country needs in the right places. As part of this settlement, MHCLG’s admin budget will increase from £258m in 2019/20 to £341m in 2020/21, within which funding for Homes England will also increase. This will enable them to continue delivering significant investment in housing, with at least £44bn of financial support committed at the Autumn Budget 2017 over a five-year period, and to support the Government’s overall ambition of 300,000 additional homes on average by the mid-2020s.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) more like this
answering member printed Rishi Sunak more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-09T09:36:46.87Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-09T09:36:46.87Z
answering member
4483
label Biography information for Rishi Sunak more like this
tabling member
4631
label Biography information for Sarah Jones remove filter
1144763
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-04more like thismore than 2019-09-04
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Buildings: Safety more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his oral statement of 4 September 2019 entitled, Spending Round 2019, to what programmes will the £24 million additional funding for the Building Safety Programme to support the new building safety regime be allocated. more like this
tabling member constituency Croydon Central more like this
tabling member printed
Sarah Jones more like this
uin 286843 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-09-09more like thismore than 2019-09-09
answer text <p>The Spending Round confirmed that the Government will provide £24m of additional funding for the Building Safety Programme in 2020/21 to help prevent a tragedy like Grenfell happening again. The Government has announced that £10m of this funding will be available to support the Protection Board who will provide expert, tailored building checks and inspections, if necessary, on all high-risk residential buildings in England by 2021. The remaining funding will be used to support the new building safety regime.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) more like this
answering member printed Rishi Sunak more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-09T09:39:55.857Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-09T09:39:55.857Z
answering member
4483
label Biography information for Rishi Sunak more like this
tabling member
4631
label Biography information for Sarah Jones remove filter
1144765
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-04more like thismore than 2019-09-04
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Buildings: Safety more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his oral statement of 4 September 2019 entitled, Spending Round 2019, what proportion of the £24 million additional funding for the Building Safety Programme to support the new building safety regime will be provided to (a) local authorities and (b) housing associations to support the data collection exercise on external wall systems in high rise buildings. more like this
tabling member constituency Croydon Central more like this
tabling member printed
Sarah Jones more like this
uin 286844 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-09-09more like thismore than 2019-09-09
answer text <p>The Spending Round confirmed that the Government will provide £24m of additional funding for the Building Safety Programme in 2020/21 to help prevent a tragedy like Grenfell happening again. Further to this, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government confirmed that an additional £4m of funding will be made available in 2019/20 to support LAs in the data collection exercise on external wall systems in high rise buildings.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) more like this
answering member printed Rishi Sunak more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-09T09:43:38.703Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-09T09:43:38.703Z
answering member
4483
label Biography information for Rishi Sunak more like this
tabling member
4631
label Biography information for Sarah Jones remove filter
1244849
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-10-20more like thismore than 2020-10-20
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Police: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will include a review of the police allocation formula in the Comprehensive Spending Review. more like this
tabling member constituency Croydon Central more like this
tabling member printed
Sarah Jones more like this
uin 106460 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-10-23more like thismore than 2020-10-23
answer text <p>The Government is alive to the concerns held by many in the policing sector over the police funding formula, and Home Office Ministers have agreed that the current arrangements are out of date. We are considering the police funding formula as part of our long-term vision for policing. Our priority for the Spending Review is continuing to support police forces with the required resources to tackle crime. At the 2019 Spending Review the Government agreed a total police funding settlement of up to £15.2 billion in 2020/21, which is an increase of up to £1.1 billion compared to 2019/20 and the biggest increase in funding for the policing system since 2010.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Steve Barclay more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-10-23T13:26:15.767Zmore like thismore than 2020-10-23T13:26:15.767Z
answering member
4095
label Biography information for Steve Barclay more like this
tabling member
4631
label Biography information for Sarah Jones remove filter
1338669
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-06-22more like thismore than 2021-06-22
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Business: Coronavirus more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the support available to businesses in response to the covid-19 outbreak. more like this
tabling member constituency Croydon Central more like this
tabling member printed
Sarah Jones more like this
uin 901629 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-06-22more like thismore than 2021-06-22
answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic, the Government has sought to protect people’s jobs and livelihoods while also supporting businesses and public services across the UK.</p><p>We have put in place an economic package of support totalling £352 billion through the furlough and self-employed income support schemes, support for businesses through grants and loans, business rates and VAT relief.</p><p>At the Budget, the Chancellor extended this package of economic support to accommodate even the most cautious view about the time it might take to exit restrictions and to provide certainty and continuity to business. The Government continues to keep all impacts and policies under review.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Steve Barclay more like this
grouped question UIN
901628 more like this
901630 more like this
901640 more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-06-22T13:25:02.973Zmore like thismore than 2021-06-22T13:25:02.973Z
answering member
4095
label Biography information for Steve Barclay more like this
tabling member
4631
label Biography information for Sarah Jones remove filter
1355044
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-09-13more like thismore than 2021-09-13
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Carbon Emissions more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the level of spending required in 2021-22 for the transition to achieve net zero. more like this
tabling member constituency Croydon Central more like this
tabling member printed
Sarah Jones more like this
uin 48334 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-09-16more like thismore than 2021-09-16
answer text <p>The Spending Review 2020 allocated funding for 2021/22, and the full settlement can be found: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spending-review-2020-documents" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spending-review-2020-documents</a>. Spending Review 2021 is currently ongoing and is due to be published on the 27<sup>th</sup> October. This will include allocation of spending up to 2024/25.</p><p>At Spending Reviews, departments follow Green Book guidance to both understand the wider strategic context of their policies, including their contribution to Net Zero, and assess all costs and benefits of their bids, including climate and environmental impacts. At the Treasury we consider these impacts when we assess the value for money of different spending programmes and the benefits they would deliver.</p><p>At Spending Review 2020, we required departments to improve the information they provided about the impact on greenhouse gas emissions from their spending bids. We have written out to departments with our expectations to improve data collection on emissions for Spending Review 2021.</p>
answering member constituency Salisbury more like this
answering member printed John Glen more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-09-16T09:47:33.627Zmore like thismore than 2021-09-16T09:47:33.627Z
answering member
4051
label Biography information for John Glen more like this
tabling member
4631
label Biography information for Sarah Jones remove filter
1380887
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-11-22more like thismore than 2021-11-22
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Energy: Conservation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps the Government has taken on spending £9.2 billion on energy efficiency measures over the course of the 2019 Parliament. more like this
tabling member constituency Croydon Central more like this
tabling member printed
Sarah Jones more like this
uin 79450 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-11-30more like thismore than 2021-11-30
answer text <p>We have so far invested over £2.5bn to support both low-income households and public sector organisations to install energy efficiency measures, while also expanding the Energy Company Obligation to £1bn per year. This is significantly above the £1.28bn originally included in the 2019 manifesto covering the first two years of this Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The recent spending review committed further funding to improve the energy efficiency of buildings. This included £950 million for the Home Upgrade Grant, £800 million for the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund £1.4 billion to help decarbonise the public sector estate.</p><p> </p><p>We are also introducting important non-spending policies to support the uptake of energy efficiency, as set out in the Heat and Building Strategy.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent more like this
answering member printed Helen Whately more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-11-30T13:01:03.86Zmore like thismore than 2021-11-30T13:01:03.86Z
answering member
4527
label Biography information for Helen Whately more like this
tabling member
4631
label Biography information for Sarah Jones remove filter