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522267

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2016
	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	Prosecutions: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and (b) members of the Northern Ireland Executive about the prosecution of women in Northern Ireland under the Offences against the Person Act 1861.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	38930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government regularly discusses equalities issues with the Devolved Administrations, including the Northern Ireland Executive. We also raise important issues with territorial offices when necessary, having due regard to devolution arrangements.</p><p>As part of the Northern Ireland Devolution Settlement, prosecutions under the Offences against the Person Act 1861 are a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 06/06/2016 16:33:38 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

605997

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	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	LGBT+ People: Kingston upon Hull
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what support the Government plans to provide to Hull for the national LGBT+ Pride festival in 2017; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	49332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is considering different options for celebrating and supporting pride events in 2017 and will provide further details in due course.</p><p> </p><p>At Pride this year, the Government demonstrated its commitment to LGB&amp;T equality in different ways: we flew the rainbow flag on top of the government buildings; the Prime Minister Theresa May issued a statement of solidarity with the LGB&amp;T community ahead of the Brighton Pride, and I released an op-ed ahead of the Portsmouth Pride.</p><p> </p><p>We are looking forward to celebrating the diversity of our communities at Pride next year.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 02/11/2016 17:58:54 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

694214

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2017
	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	Women's Business Council
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will publish the Women's Business Council's business plan for 2017-18; and how many full-time equivalent staff that Council has employed in each fiscal year since it was established.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	65474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2017 answer text <p>The Women’s Business Council, an independently led, government-backed body publishes a Progress Report annually, to account for business activity. The Council’s latest Progress Report was published in October 2016, and set out the Council’s current priorities for 2016-17.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/560524/6.2658_GEO_WBC_3_years_on_v5_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/560524/6.2658_GEO_WBC_3_years_on_v5_web.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Progress Report due for publication in July 2017, will set out the Council’s priorities for 2017-18.</p><p> </p><p>The Council does not directly employ any staff. The secretariat for the Council is based in the Government Equalities Office, which has provided two full-time equivalent posts to support the Council since its creation in 2012.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/03/2017 10:03:53 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

694280

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2017
	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	Business: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government provides financial support for an awards scheme specifically for outstanding female entrepreneurs and businesswomen.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	65484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2017 answer text <p>Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, is continuing its mission to challenge the disproportionately low numbers of women entrepreneurs in the UK through its inaugural ‘infocus – Women in Innovation’ competition.</p><p> </p><p>Launched in May 2016, the nationwide competition aimed to increase the number of women led applications for Innovate UK funding opportunities. Each winner was awarded £50,000, a tailored business support package and was paired with a business mentor. The winners of the first competition were announced in November 2016.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/03/2017 09:55:31 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

694281

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2017
	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	Small Businesses: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the Government's strategy is for increasing the proportion of women in leadership positions in small and medium-sized enterprises.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	65485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2017 answer text <p>Women benefit from the full range of business support available from the Government, including Start-Up Loans, a third of which have gone to women, enabling them to lead their own businesses. I am proud that 1.2m businesses in the UK are led by women.</p><p> </p><p>However, we want to see more women at the top of business. There are a huge number of talented women in the UK and we need to ensure they are able to utilise their skills and reach their potential.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/03/2017 10:01:16 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

747494

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	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	Abortion: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to her letter of 29 June 2017 on funding for abortions for Northern Irish women in England, what assessment she has made of whether Northern Irish doctors will be able to (a) formally refer women to and (b) inform women of these abortion services in England without fear of prosecution.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	2513
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>We are currently discussing with key stakeholders the details of the scheme. Further information will be available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 11/07/2017 16:13:37 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

748306

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	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	Abortion: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to her letter of 29 June 2017 on funding for abortions for Northern Irish women in England, when the Government plans to make this service available.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	2815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>We are currently discussing with key stakeholders about the details of the scheme. Further information will be available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 2763 2764 2765 2816 question first answered 10/07/2017 16:47:01 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

748307

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	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	Abortion: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to her letter of 29 June 2017 on funding for abortions for Northern Irish women in England, whether the Government also intends to fund the costs of (a) private consultations in Northern Ireland, (b) travel and (c) accommodation for women who wish to access these services.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	2816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>We are currently discussing with key stakeholders about the details of the scheme. Further information will be available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 2763 2764 2765 2815 question first answered 10/07/2017 16:47:01 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

748310

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	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	Abortion: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to her letter of 29 June 2017 on funding for abortions for Northern Irish women in England, whether organisations which are not registered as pregnancy advice bureaux will be eligible to receive funding.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	2763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>We are currently discussing with key stakeholders about the details of the scheme. Further information will be available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 2764 2765 2815 2816 question first answered 10/07/2017 16:47:01 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

748311

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	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	Abortion: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to her letter of 29 June 2017 on funding for abortions for Northern Irish women in England, how she plans to advertise the availability of such services in England.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	2764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>We are currently discussing with key stakeholders about the details of the scheme. Further information will be available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 2763 2765 2815 2816 question first answered 10/07/2017 16:47:01 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson