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226781

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2015
	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	Surveys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff in the Government Equalities Office reported experiencing bullying or harassment at work in the most recent Civil Service People Survey.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	227154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>According to the 2014 staff survey, 9% of staff in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (which includes the Government Equalities Office) reported experiencing bullying or harassment at work. Due to the small numbers of staff involved, the data is not split between disabled or non-disabled staff for data protection purposes.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 18/03/2015 13:30:54 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

223060

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2015
	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	Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, in which professions and sectors are (a) women and (b) men most over-represented; and what steps she is taking to encourage more equal gender representation in such areas.
	tabling member constituency	Kettering
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	224923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>According to the Labour Force Survey, women are most over-represented (80%+) in the childcare and nursing/caring professions, as well as in hairdressing and secretarial occupations. Men are most over-represented (90%+) in construction, engineering, electrical trades and transport.</p><p>Changing these patterns needs to start in childhood and the Government is working hard to ensure that boys and girls are able to consider a broad range of career opportunities, unhindered by out dated stereotypes. For example, the Government supports the Your Life campaign<strong>, </strong>which aims to double the proportion of undergraduate engineering and technology degrees taken by women to 30% by 2030. It also asks employers to take action to recruit and retain female talent.</p><p>To help make sure young people are able to consider the widest possible range of jobs the Government is setting up a new careers and enterprise company to support greater engagement between employers, and schools and colleges. Chaired by Christine Hodgson (Chair of Capgemini UK) it will be independent of government and will ensure young people get the inspiration and guidance they need to leave school or college ready to succeed in working life.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 26/02/2015 16:35:43 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

171685

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2014
	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: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what estimate her Department has made of the number of (a) male and (b) female employees who are employed in organisations with less than 250 employees.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	219397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>At the start of 2014, there were 5,236,390 businesses with fewer than 250 people working for them. In total, these businesses employed 15,159,000 people. [Figures produced by BIS, Business Population Estimates for UK and Regions 2014]. No estimate has been made of the gender breakdown of these employees. However, women now make up 46.8% of the total workforce [August – October 2014, ONS Labour Market Statistics]</p><p> </p><p>We encourage individual companies to collect and analyse data regarding the number of women they employ at different levels by signing up to the<em>Think Act Report</em> initiative. They are further encouraged to take action regarding any inequalities identified, and to publish details of their progress. Over 270 employers have voluntarily signed up to Think Act Report, covering over 2.5m employees.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 07/01/2015 10:55:19 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

167568

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2014
	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: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to Answer Question 205841, tabled on 15 July 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	216887
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>Due to a technical error, the answer to question 205841 was not processed, as had been believed. I apologise and can confirm to the Rt. Hon. Member that the question has now been answered.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 05/12/2014 09:51:08 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

227954

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	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	ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, which approved news applications staff in the Government Equalities Office are authorised to download and use on their work-provided phones and tablets.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	227972
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>GEO users are not prevented from downloading any news applications for use on their work-provided phones and tablets.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 24/03/2015 17:38:43 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

226391

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2015
	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	Surveys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff in the Government Equalities Office responded that they were treated fairly at work in the most recent Civil Service People Survey.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	226967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>In the 2014 People Survey, 66% of Department for Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS – which includes the Government Equalities Office) respondents declaring a long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or disability responded that they were treated fairly at work.</p><p> </p><p>80% of DCMS respondents declaring that they did not have a long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or disability responded that they were treated fairly at work.</p><p> </p><p>There is a range of support in place for employees with disabilities. There is information on the Intranet to help support individuals and advice for managers in how they can support individuals with disabilities. This information includes advice on mental wellbeing, links to useful external websites such as Time To Change and Mind, and access to the NHS stress test. The Department's Employer Assistance Programme offers further advice and links to resources that can support managers and employees.</p><p> </p><p>There is also an active employee-run mental health employee support group. This group is a forum where DCMS and GEO staff can discuss their experiences in mental health and offer mutual support in a confidential environment.</p><p> </p><p>The Department recently ran an Inclusion week which included sessions on; support for managers and individuals with disabilities, including mental health issues, and support for carers and sessions to deal with the modern workplace such as improving work life balance and mindfulness.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 18/03/2015 13:23:52 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

170547

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	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	Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what estimate she has made of the savings to the Government Equalities Office from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems the Government Equalities Office has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment she has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	218782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>No estimates have been made of the savings to the Government Equalities Office from the introduction of the Q&amp;A system or of the extent to which the system has improved the way it answers questions from Hon. Members. There are no plans to introduce any ICT systems that would not have been feasible without the Q&amp;A system. It will be for the Procedure Committee to evaluate the effectiveness of the new system in improving performance when it assesses the evidence following the end of the session.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 05/01/2015 15:17:18 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

169913

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2014
	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	Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many staff are employed in the Government Equalities Office headquarter buildings.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	218309
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>On the 15<sup>th</sup> December the total number of Government Equalities Office staff employed was 52. All these were employed in the department's headquarters.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 18/12/2014 09:30:29 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

223059

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2015
	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	Equal Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many companies have been required to carry out equal pay audits after they have been found to be discriminating on the basis of gender since 1 October 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
	tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	225003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>Regulations requiring an employment tribunal to order an equal pay audit where an employer is found to be in breach of equal pay law came into force on 1<sup>st</sup> October 2014. We are not so far aware of any cases where an audit has been ordered.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 02/03/2015 18:04:59 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

223396

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2015
	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	Crimes of Violence: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent progress has been made on reducing violence against women.
	tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
	tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	907732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>The Coalition Government ring-fenced £40m as part of our strategy to end violence against women and girls. We have criminalised forced marriage, introduced new stalking offences and announced a new offence of coercive and controlling behaviour in relation to domestic abuse. The prevalence of sexual assault against women has fallen to a new low of 2.2%, the reporting of these hidden crimes has increased and prosecutions for domestic and sexual violence are rising.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 26/02/2015 16:36:55 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman