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1050293

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	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	Government Equalities Office: Trade Associations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, which regulatory functions imposed by legislation for which her Department has responsibility are currently undertaken by trade associations; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	213181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office (GEO) does not itself undertake any regulatory functions imposed by legislation. The GEO is responsible for the Equality Act 2006, which imposes regulatory functions on the Equality and Human Rights Commission. None of these functions are currently undertaken by trade associations.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 04/02/2019 17:48:10 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

423856

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	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	Government Equalities Office: Credit Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to promote the use of credit unions in the work of the Government Equalities Office; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	13513
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>I refer The Hon Member for Harrow West to the reply given by Her Majesty’s Treasury to PQ 13524 on 2 November 2015.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 03/11/2015 16:44:08 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

663044

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2016
	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	Government Equalities Office: Credit Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government Equalities Office permits its employees to join a credit union through payroll deductions; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	58453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The department does not currently offer the facility for employees to join a credit union through payroll deductions. We will be considering whether to introduce this as part of our offer to staff.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 24/01/2017 17:48:58 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

723063

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2017
	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	Castes: Discrimination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has consulted employers and entrepreneurs on the potential effect of caste legislation; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	71419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>On 28 March the Government issued a public consultation – ‘Caste in Great Britain and Equality Law’ - on the issue of caste and caste discrimination and the Equalities Act 2010.</p><p>The consultation is due to close on 18 July and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/caste-in-great-britain-and-equality-law-a-public-consulation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/caste-in-great-britain-and-equality-law-a-public-consulation</a></p><p> </p><p>We encourage all those with an interest in this matter, including employers and entrepreneurs, to contribute to this debate by considering the issues set out in the consultation and responding.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 25/04/2017 15:28:23 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1050303

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Trade Associations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which regulatory functions imposed by legislation for which his Department has responsibility are currently undertaken by trade associations; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	213191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Wales Office has no regulatory functions within its responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 04/02/2019 11:51:44 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1245078

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2020
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Credit Unions: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will hold discussions with the Welsh Government on encouraging employers in Wales to offer payroll deductions to enable employees to join a credit union; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	106215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2020 answer text <p>Credit unions play a vital role in the financial wellbeing of their communities, providing an ethical home for their members’ savings, and affordable loans to those who may otherwise have to resort to high-cost lenders. The Government is committed to seeing a strong and resilient credit union sector. That is why the Chancellor announced at Budget 2020 that the Government will bring forward legislation to enable credit unions to offer a wider range of products and services.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales and I have frequent discussions with the Welsh Government and other UK Government Departments on a wide range of issues, including how best to support households with the cost of living.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 26/10/2020 12:04:22 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1256003

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2020
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Credit Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he plans to require his Department and its agencies to provide a payroll deduction service to allow staff to save more easily with a credit union; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	121139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales (OSSW) is not an employer and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) provides employment services on our behalf. The MoJ does not actively promote credit unions and such schemes are usually promoted by the trade unions.</p><p> </p><p>The MoJ offers financial wellbeing support and advice to staff as part of its wider employee benefits offer.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 02/12/2020 13:38:06 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1401767

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2022
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether his Department has held (a) any financial or consultancy contracts and (b) meetings with representatives of (i) Clifford Chance LLP, (ii) FTI Consulting and (iii) Fenchurch Advisory Partners in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	101603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales has not held any financial or consultancy contracts or meetings with representatives of Clifford Chance LLP, FTI Consulting or Fenchurch Advisory Partners in any of the last five years.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 19/01/2022 11:44:30 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1550000

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2022
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff in his Department have been allocated to deal with issues related to international trade in (a) each of the past five years and (b) the next two years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	106311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2022 answer text <p>The number of staff allocated to deal with issues related to international trade at the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales in each of the last five years is set out below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of staff allocated</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020/21</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021/22</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department currently has 2 members of staff allocated to deal with issues related to international trade and has no plans to change this allocation in the next two years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 15/12/2022 10:13:35 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

423859

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Credit Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps he is taking to promote the use of credit unions in the work of his Department; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	13525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer given by my hon Friend, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Harriett Baldwin) on 2 November 2015.</p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 03/11/2015 12:52:48 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas