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1138982

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Churches: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions the Government has had with the (a) Church of England, (b) Church in Wales and (c) Church of Scotland on those bodies' exemption from equality legislation in terms of (i) appointments and (ii) provision of services.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	277266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office has recently held discussions with the Church of England, and written to the Church in Wales, about exemptions for hosting opposite-sex civil partnerships on religious premises. We have had no discussions with the Church of Scotland on this matter as the legislation covers England and Wales only.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 04/10/2019 12:41:16 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1138984

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Churches: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions her Department has has with the Equality and Human Rights Commission on the exemptions from equality legislation applied to the (a) Church in England, (b) Church in Wales and (c) Church of Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	277267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office has not had any recent discussions with the Equality and Human Rights Commission about this issue.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 02/09/2019 16:29:52 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1138985

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Church of England: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government has taken to monitor Church of England compliance with equality legislation.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	277268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government does not routinely monitor compliance with equality legislation of any particular body or organisation, including the Church of England.</p><p>It would be a matter for an individual who felt that they had been discriminated against by the Church, or any other religious organisation, to seek a resolution including, ultimately, bringing a case to the courts.</p><p>In order to help assist in informal resolution of any situation, members of the public who feel that they have suffered discrimination because of religion or belief, or any other protected characteristic, can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service. That is a free service covering England, Scotland and Wales which offers advice on dispute resolution, prior to consideration of instigating formal proceedings.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 02/10/2019 10:05:36 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1193519

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2020
	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	Pregnancy: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps the Government has taken to support pregnant women unable to work during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	902304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>Covid-19 is particularly challenging for those in vulnerable groups, including pregnant women.</p><p>Pregnant women can be furloughed if the employer and employee agree to this. Where this happens, the Government has amended the law to ensure they do not lose out on maternity and parental pay.</p><p>Employers should review their risk assessments for pregnant women, considering also the risk of severe illness for the shielding group. In some circumstances, medically suspending the woman may be appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 06/05/2020 16:48:53 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1310127

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2021
	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: Pupils
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to her Department's LGBT Action Plan: Annual progress report 2018 to 2019, published in July 2019, when the Equality and Human Rights Commission plans to issue guidance for schools on supporting trans pupils.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	183247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>Our schools and teachers are committed to supporting all pupils to thrive and reach their potential in a safe and respectful environment.</p><p>The Department for Education is also rolling out new inclusive statutory Relationships Education in all primary schools and Relationships and Sex Education in all secondary schools, so that children leave school prepared for life in modern, diverse, Britain.</p><p>As the Equality and Human Rights Commission is a non-departmental public body, it is for them to comment on any guidance they plan to publish. We are not able to provide further information on this.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 27/04/2021 15:13:28 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1328054

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2021
	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	Gender Based Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions she has had with the Home Secretary on the timeframe for publication of the Violence Against Women and Girls strategy 2021 to 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	900680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>We will publish the new cross-government Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy this year. We are currently analysing over 180,000 responses to the first-ever Violence Against Women and Girls Call for Evidence we ran, which will help inform the Strategy.</p><p>This was a significant response and we are working closely with all government departments to ensure the development of the Strategy takes into account those views.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 26/05/2021 16:10:16 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1189163

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2020
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with the First Minister of Wales on the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	901918
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2020 answer text <p>The First Minister, his ministerial team, and I regularly discuss our governments’ response to the covid-19 outbreak. Last week we both attended meetings between all four administrations, including COBR(M) and a meeting chaired by my Rt. hon Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, to discuss the UK-wide approach to social distancing.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart grouped question UIN 901920 question first answered 22/04/2020 14:37:08 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1227385

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the devolution of air passenger duty to the Welsh Government.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	78824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues, including fiscal policy. There are currently no plans to change Air Passenger Duty policy in relation to Wales. As with all taxes, HM Treasury will keep this under review.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 01/09/2020 10:45:06 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1486800

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2022
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Police: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the impact of the Apprenticeship Levy on Welsh police forces.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	900880
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>Skills Policy is a devolved matter and therefore I would strongly encourage Welsh Government to reconsider its own Apprenticeship Framework to ensure the Welsh forces are not disadvantaged. The UK Government however recognises this issue and therefore this year have allocated £2.4 million to Welsh forces to address this matter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 06/07/2022 16:13:11 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1652354

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2023
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Domestic Visits: Gower
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last made an official visit to Gower constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	193709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and I both live in Wales and serve Welsh constituencies. We have a consistent presence in Wales as we conduct many visits, events and meetings in Wales on a regular basis.</p><p>Details of Ministerial visits and meetings are published on the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales’ website and in Quarterly Ministerial Transparency Returns. In addition, visits and meetings conducted in support of the Wales Office priorities are published in the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>The UK Government has provided extensive support to Gower. A typical household in Wales has received almost £2000 in UK Government support to help with the cost of living. This includes over 221,000 payments delivered in Gower through the Energy Bills Support Scheme. During the Covid-19 pandemic around 11,000 jobs were supported through the furlough scheme, over £23 million was claimed through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme and around £59 million was given to businesses through government-backed business loans</p><p>The UK Government has also supported innovation within Gower with around £100,000 awarded by Innovate UK since April 2019. Gower has also received around £350,000 through the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme to level up local sports facilities.</p><p>In addition, Swansea, the local authority for the Gower constituency, is receiving over £41 million from the UK Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Gower also benefits from the £235 million Swansea Bay City Deal, including the £10 million region-wide skills and talent programme.</p><p>This Government is investing in Wales like never before; over £790 million in four City and Regional Growth Deals covering the whole of Wales, £585 million for local authorities to invest through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, including over £100 million for the Multiply adult numeracy programme, £330 million in capital investment through the Levelling Up Fund and £3.2 million to preserve community assets through the Community Ownership Fund. Wales will benefit from two Freeports backed by £52 million, the British Business Bank’s new £130m Regional Investment Fund, and from Project Gigabit which will enable hard to reach communities to access lightning-fast gigabit capable broadband.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 24/07/2023 14:39:30 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies previous answer version 88825 answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi