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star this property date less than 2017-03-09more like thismore than 2017-03-09
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Women and Equalities more like this
star this property answering dept id 31 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
star this property hansard heading Civil Partnerships more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the Appeal Court ruling in the case of Steinfeld and Keidan on opposite sex civil partnerships; and if she will make a statement. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Worthing and Shoreham more like this
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Tim Loughton remove filter
star this property uin 67372 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2017-03-14more like thismore than 2017-03-14
star this property answer text <p>The Government carried out a consultation on the future of civil partnerships in 2014. Views were invited on three options: abolishing civil partnerships; phasing them out; or extending them to opposite sex couples.</p><p>The review found that there was no clear consensus on the future of civil partnerships. A majority of respondents to the consultation were against extending civil partnerships to opposite sex couples and several significant stakeholders thought it was too soon to consider making changes to civil partnerships until the impact of extending marriage to same sex couples is known. Given the lack of any consensus, the government did not change the Civil Partnership Act 2004.</p><p>The decision not to change the law was judicially reviewed last year and the Government won in the High Court. The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against the High Court judgment this week and confirmed that the Government’s approach is lawful.</p><p>We welcome the Court’s ruling. Before we take any action on this issue, it is right that we evaluate the impact that same sex marriage has on the take-up of civil partnerships. We will also carefully consider this judgment and its implications before deciding on our next steps.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Gosport remove filter
star this property answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
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less than 2017-03-14T16:30:17.893Zmore like thismore than 2017-03-14T16:30:17.893Z
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star this property label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Tim Loughton more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2015-07-09more like thismore than 2015-07-09
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Women and Equalities more like this
star this property answering dept id 31 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
star this property hansard heading Civil Partnerships: Human Rights more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the compatibility of civil partnerships being available to only same-sex couples with the Human Rights Act 1998. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Worthing and Shoreham more like this
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Tim Loughton remove filter
star this property uin 6478 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-07-14more like thismore than 2015-07-14
star this property answer text <p>The availability of civil partnership only to same sex couples is compatible with the Convention rights and we note that the application to the European Court of Human Rights challenging the availability of civil partnership only to same sex couples was declared inadmissible on 12 December 2013.</p><p>The Government carried out a review of the operation and future of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 required by The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, which included a full public consultation inviting views on potential changes to civil partnership.</p><p>The Government published a report, following the review, which concluded that the Government would not make any changes.</p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Gosport remove filter
star this property answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
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less than 2015-07-14T16:39:20.253Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-14T16:39:20.253Z
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star this property label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Tim Loughton more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2015-07-07more like thismore than 2015-07-07
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Women and Equalities more like this
star this property answering dept id 31 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
star this property hansard heading Civil Partnerships Act 2004 more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons remove filter
star this property question text To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has any plans to bring forward an amendment to the Civil Partnerships Act 2004 to permit opposite sex civil partnerships. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Worthing and Shoreham more like this
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star this property uin 5833 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-07-14more like thismore than 2015-07-14
star this property answer text <p>The Government has no plans to extend the Civil Partnership Act 2004 to opposite sex couples.</p><p> </p><p>The Government carried out a review of the operation and future of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 required by The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, which included a full public consultation inviting views on potential changes to civil partnership.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a report, following the review, which concluded that the Government would not make any changes.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Gosport remove filter
star this property answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
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less than 2015-07-14T06:06:17.937Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-14T06:06:17.937Z
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star this property label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Tim Loughton more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2016-01-25more like thismore than 2016-01-25
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Women and Equalities more like this
star this property answering dept id 31 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
star this property hansard heading Civil Partnerships more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many civil partnerships have been (a) conducted, (b) terminated and (c) converted to marriage status since such partnerships were established. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Worthing and Shoreham more like this
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Tim Loughton remove filter
star this property uin 24071 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2016-01-28more like thismore than 2016-01-28
star this property answer text <p>Based on the latest publicly available data from the Office of National Statistics, since the Civil Partnership Act came into force in December 2005, the total number of civil partnerships formed in England and Wales up to the end of 2014 is 62,621.</p><br /><p>From January 2007 to December 2014, there were 4,527 civil partnerships dissolutions in England and Wales.</p><br /><p>A total of 7,732 couples chose to convert their existing civil partnership into a marriage in the six months between 10 December 2014 and 30 June 2015 in England and Wales.</p><br /><p>This information is available from the Office of National Statistics: <a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/taxonomy/index.html?nscl=Civil+Partnerships" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/taxonomy/index.html?nscl=Civil+Partnerships</a></p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Gosport remove filter
star this property answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
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less than 2016-01-28T13:49:11.643Zmore like thismore than 2016-01-28T13:49:11.643Z
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star this property label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Tim Loughton more like this
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star this property date less than 2016-01-11more like thismore than 2016-01-11
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Women and Equalities more like this
star this property answering dept id 31 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
star this property hansard heading Government Equalities Office: UK Membership of EU more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what contingency arrangements the Government Equalities Office has made for the eventuality of a majority leave vote in the upcoming EU referendum. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Worthing and Shoreham more like this
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Tim Loughton remove filter
star this property uin 21944 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2016-01-14more like thismore than 2016-01-14
star this property answer text <p>We refer the Right Hon. MP to the response submitted by the Cabinet Office.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Gosport remove filter
star this property answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
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less than 2016-01-14T17:39:44.18Zmore like thismore than 2016-01-14T17:39:44.18Z
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star this property label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Tim Loughton more like this
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star this property date less than 2015-10-22more like thismore than 2015-10-22
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Women and Equalities more like this
star this property answering dept id 31 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
star this property hansard heading Civil Partnerships more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether plans to amend the Civil Partnership Act to allow opposite sex partnerships. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Worthing and Shoreham more like this
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Tim Loughton remove filter
star this property uin 13132 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-10-27more like thismore than 2015-10-27
star this property answer text <p>Ireferthe Right Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 14 July to the written question below.</p><p><strong>Answer referred to</strong>:Civil Partnerships Act 2004: written question - 5833</p><p><strong>Tim Loughton:</strong>To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has any plans to bring forward an amendment to the Civil Partnerships Act 2004 to permit opposite sex civil partnerships.</p><p><strong>Caroline Dinenage:</strong>The Government has no plans to extend the Civil Partnership Act 2004 to opposite sex couples.</p><p>The Government carried out a review of the operation and future of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 required by The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, which included a full public consultation inviting views on potential changes to civil partnership.</p><p>The Government published a report, following the review, which concluded that the Government would not make any changes.</p><p>(14 July 2015 : written question 5833)</p><br /> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Gosport remove filter
star this property answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
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less than 2015-10-27T16:34:03.78Zmore like thismore than 2015-10-27T16:34:03.78Z
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star this property label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Tim Loughton more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2017-02-20more like thismore than 2017-02-20
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Children: Social Services more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what meetings her Ministers have had with (a) G4S, (b) Serco and (c) Virgin Care on children's social care in the last two years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Worthing and Shoreham more like this
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Tim Loughton remove filter
star this property uin 64675 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-02-23more like thismore than 2017-02-23
star this property answer text <p>We do not hold records of any meetings about children’s social care between Ministers at the Department for Education and G4S, Serco or Virgin Care in the last two years.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Gosport remove filter
star this property answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
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less than 2017-02-23T13:11:20.36Zmore like thismore than 2017-02-23T13:11:20.36Z
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star this property label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
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star this property date less than 2017-02-06more like thismore than 2017-02-06
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Pre-school Education more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new early years teachers are expected to be recruited in England in the next three years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Worthing and Shoreham more like this
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Tim Loughton remove filter
star this property uin 63316 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-02-09more like thismore than 2017-02-09
star this property answer text <p>The Department supports growth of the graduate workforce by making early years initial teacher training places available to meet demand from childcare employers. As the sector is mainly made up of private businesses, we do not set recruitment targets for early years teachers. We do, however, offer financial support to employers so that they can release their staff to train as an early years teacher.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently developing a workforce strategy to help remove the barriers to attracting, retaining and developing excellent staff in our early years settings, including what government can do to help grow the graduate workforce.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Gosport remove filter
star this property answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
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less than 2017-02-09T17:43:09.647Zmore like thismore than 2017-02-09T17:43:09.647Z
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star this property label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
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star this property date less than 2017-02-06more like thismore than 2017-02-06
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Pre-school Education more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the early years workforce strategy; and whether it will include steps to increase the number of early years teachers in the private, voluntary and independent childcare sector. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Worthing and Shoreham more like this
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Tim Loughton remove filter
star this property uin 63315 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-02-09more like thismore than 2017-02-09
star this property answer text <p>A well-qualified workforce in the early years is crucial and that is why the Government has committed to developing a workforce strategy. The strategy will help employers attract, retain and develop staff to deliver high quality provision across the early years sector. As part of the strategy we are considering what government can do to help grow the graduate workforce in the sector.</p><p>The workforce strategy will be published shortly.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Gosport remove filter
star this property answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
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less than 2017-02-09T17:48:16.063Zmore like thismore than 2017-02-09T17:48:16.063Z
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star this property label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
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star this property date less than 2016-10-31more like thismore than 2016-10-31
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Pre-school Education: Teachers more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what incentives are in place for teachers to achieve early-years teaching status rather than qualified teaching status. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Worthing and Shoreham more like this
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Tim Loughton remove filter
star this property uin 51169 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2016-11-03more like thismore than 2016-11-03
star this property answer text <p>Early years teachers are specialists in early childhood development, trained to lead education and care for children from birth to five years. The department believes the status of Early Years Teachers is an important matter. We value the work that Early Years Teachers do and are looking at ways to continue to raise their status and recognition amongst employers and parents.</p><p> </p><p>Early Years Teachers are graduates responsible for organising and leading high quality practice in early years settings and have an understanding of the educational continuum through Key Stages 1 and 2. Individuals with QTS are able to teach all age ranges, however, the award of qualified teacher status does not guarantee any particular promotion opportunities. It is for schools to decide which staff to promote. Due to the diverse nature of the early years sector, staffing structures vary greatly and there is no single career path for early years teachers. We are considering, as part of the development of an early years workforce strategy, how government can support the sector to create career paths that help staff maximise their potential and forge a successful career within early years.</p><p> </p><p>The workforce strategy will consider and look to build on action the government already takes to attract quality staff into the early years, including the £7,000 of funding we provide to cover course fees, and bursaries of up to £5,000 for eligible trainees. We also currently support employers to help with staff training by contributing £7,000 for costs incurred by the employer.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Gosport remove filter
star this property answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
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less than 2016-11-03T15:41:52.223Zmore like thismore than 2016-11-03T15:41:52.223Z
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star this property label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Tim Loughton more like this