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1254963

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: International Men's Day
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department took to mark International Men's Day on 19 November 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	120012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <p>International Men’s Day offers an opportunity to highlight where we need to do more to improve outcomes for men and boys, and to talk about some of the work across Government to tackle those issues. To mark International Men’s Day on 19 November and raise awareness, the Northern Ireland Office highlighted a number of events taking place through the organisation Men’s Action Network (M.A.N), which supports and promotes men’s health and wellbeing.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Office has active staff-led Diversity &amp; Inclusion and Wellbeing networks and our strong message is that we want to see all people being treated fairly, regardless of gender, with Intranet communications highlighting the support available to men in the workplace including shared parental leave and Mental Health First Aiders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 02/12/2020 13:40:28 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1356927

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Travel: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with US authorities on general travel by British citizens from the UK to the US; when he expects such travel to be able to commence again; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	51653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport has regular contact with the US, including the US Secretary of Transportation.</p><p> </p><p>On 20 September the US government confirmed that they will be allowing vaccinated Brits into the US from early November, reciprocating the policy introduced by the UK on 2 August. This demonstrates the hard work and progress made by the UK-US Experts Working Group to restart transatlantic travel and kick start the economy. The Experts Working Group will continue to work together to ensure the return of safe and sustainable international travel.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 24/09/2021 12:35:36 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1130473

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Wigs: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce minimum standards for wigs required by people.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	261173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>Wig suppliers under contract to the National Health Service through the NHS Supply Chain framework must be a member of the Hairdressing and Beauty Suppliers Association (HBSA) and subscribe to the HBSA Wigs Suppliers Code of Practice 2018 which covers the expected quality and standards of service.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 12/06/2019 13:16:51 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1435588

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to ensure that his Department and its agencies remove all internal covid-19 related policies, restrictions and mask mandates.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	129775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic, the Ministry of Defence has aligned itself with the Government's COVID-19 policies in addition to managing the risks from communicable diseases and viruses as set out in Joint Service Publication 950 on Medical Policy. This has included complying with the Working Safely during Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance which sets out the key actions organisations should take to protect employees in order to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spreading in workplaces.</p><p>While COVID-19 regulations are being eased across England and much of the UK, certain risks from COVID-19 remain and consequently it will be appropriate to continue to monitor the situation and to maintain some public health, force protection and health and safety measures in certain settings. For instance, testing and isolation may continue in limited scenarios, such as to enable the operational deployment of personnel overseas. COVID-related measures will continue to be reviewed periodically and rationalised when it is safe to do so, whilst managing the risks to personnel and key Defence outputs.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 03/03/2022 16:17:14 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1586343

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ukraine: Defence Equipment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the value of the military equipment provided to Ukraine since the Russian invasion of Ukraine is.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	146842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>Due to the ongoing nature of the conflict and for reasons of operational security, it would be inappropriate to release a breakdown of the value of military equipment provided to Ukraine at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 22/02/2023 16:40:14 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1608758

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ukraine: Defence Equipment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2023 to Question 146842 on Ukraine: Defence Equipment, what the total overall cost is of military equipment provided to Ukraine since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	176691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my previous answer of 22 February 2023. Due to the ongoing nature of the conflict and for reasons of operational security, it would be inappropriate to release information about the value of military equipment provided to Ukraine at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 17/04/2023 12:38:22 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey attachment 1 file name UIN 146842.docx title Ukraine: Defence Equipment
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1693356

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Department for Business and Trade: Offenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many civil servants in her Department have a criminal conviction.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	16660
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>DBT do not centrally hold data on employees with criminal convictions. This information will be captured and considered at application stage by the Government Recruitment Service through the BPSS checks. In line with wider <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.civil-service-careers.gov.uk%2Fprison-leaver-recruitment%2F%23%3A~%3Atext%3DThe%2520good%2520news%2520is%2520that%2Cwill%2520be%2520immediately%2520sifted%2520out&amp;data=05|02|parly.pqs%40businessandtrade.gov.uk|2d00add2b6394e99196508dc41e4230e|8fa217ec33aa46fbad96dfe68006bb86|0|0|638457695294969417|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D|0|||&amp;sdata=irVOe77HfsqRM4Ihtj%2Bbb5tvd%2FQ4%2B1zLuJCDfldumrA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Civil Service guidance</a>, the Department does encourage applications from those with prior convictions via our recruitment campaigns on Civil Service Jobs. The department also supports the Going Forwards into Employment, Prison Leaver scheme which is an exception to the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/03/2024 17:43:02 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1338497

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 15 December 2020, HCWS652, on Unconscious bias training, what steps he has taken to phase out unconscious bias training in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	19552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>Prior to the written statement of 15 December, MHCLG signposted colleagues to the Unconscious Bias online learning provided by Civil Service Learning (CSL) via the Learning Platform for Government (LPG). This learning was removed from the platform by CSL in line with the written statement and can no longer be accessed by MHCLG colleagues. MHCLG colleagues have not been signposted to alternative unconscious bias training and the Department has not designed or delivered any bespoke unconscious bias training designed specifically for an MHCLG audience.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 29/06/2021 16:21:23 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1349602

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Protective Clothing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his current policy is on the wearing of face coverings in his (a) Department, (b) departmental agencies and (c) related bodies during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	38210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The Department makes the wearing of face coverings in its offices optional other than when using the security access pods in 2 Marsham Street where one must be worn. We encourage people to wear face coverings in particular situations such as being in crowded or enclosed spaces or if asked to by a competent authority. Individual Arm’s Length Bodies determine their own policy with regard to wearing face coverings. <br> <br> The QEII Conference Centre requires staff to wear face coverings in public areas of the building whilst all other bodies make wearing face coverings optional. The Department’s staff and those of our ALBs also follow the requirements of Landlords with regard to wearing face coverings in those buildings where they are a minor tenant.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 06/09/2021 08:23:29 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1435580

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to ensure that his Department and its agencies remove all internal covid-19 related policies, restrictions and mask mandates.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	129768
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic, the Department and all Civil Service employers have followed government guidance in setting out their internal COVID-19 related policies. This includes complying with the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fworking-safely-during-covid-19&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cec54a1d44eff44c68d9d08da00595976%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637822680988942337%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=qx9IikcJ2zcveAmkpNNTS3awfZ3JX3sAOzwEQKR609E%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Working Safely during Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance</a> which sets out the key actions organisations should take to protect employees and customers in order to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spreading in workplaces, along with carrying out <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hse.gov.uk%2Fcoronavirus%2Fworking-safely%2Frisk-assessment.htm&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cec54a1d44eff44c68d9d08da00595976%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637822680988942337%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=rTwiY9vPS2kRks8M9QXjqoqLJ01kEA3oVKwD7GdFvO4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">health and safety risk assessments</a> that include the ongoing risk from COVID-19.</p><p>On 21 February 2022, the Government published their <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcovid-19-response-living-with-covid-19&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cec54a1d44eff44c68d9d08da00595976%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637822680988942337%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=ZPO%2FE6JAMjdKSkE9LTmdVRb0%2FbeggUeoUw%2FR3%2FGj1WQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank"><em>COVID-19 Response: Living with COVID-19</em></a><em>.</em> This document sets out how and when the remaining restrictions will be lifted in England. Government guidance was subsequently amended, including the <em>Working Safely </em>guidance.</p><p>The Government's <em>Working Safely</em> guidance, which was last updated on 24 February, continues to require organisations to carry out a risk assessment which includes the risk from COVID-19. It also sets out additional actions organisations can take to protect employees and customers in the workplace, such as ensuring adequate ventilation, frequent cleaning, asking people to wash their hands frequently and asking people with COVID-19 to stay away. The guidance advises that people continue to wear face coverings in crowded and enclosed settings where they come into contact with people they do not normally meet, when rates of transmission are high. The Department will continue to follow this guidance and align its policies accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 07/03/2022 17:32:53 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies