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1132867

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
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	Sustainable Development: Gender
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU with no deal on her Department’s ability to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 5 in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	266130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2019 answer text <p>Leaving the EU, with or without a deal, will not affect our commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals. The UK’s first Voluntary National Review (VNR) was published in July 2019 and highlights UK action both domestically and internationally in support of Goal 5. It also outlines key challenges and next steps, recognising that while progress is being made, there is more work to do.</p><p>We remain committed to supporting the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals both domestically and internationally when we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 02/09/2019 16:20:05 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1132872

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
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	Disadvantaged: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU with no deal on her Department’s ability to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 10 in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	266135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2019 answer text <p>Leaving the EU, with or without a deal, will not affect our commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals. The UK’s first Voluntary National Review (VNR) was published in July 2019 and highlights UK action both domestically and internationally in support of Goal 10. It also outlines key challenges and next steps, recognising that while progress is being made, there is more work to do.</p><p>We remain committed to supporting the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals both domestically and internationally when we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 02/09/2019 16:16:48 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1300380

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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	Safe to Be Me Conference
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to (a) announce a date, (b) confirm a programme and (c) issue invitations for the Government's international Safe To Be Me conference.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	164397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>This Government is committed to delivering an international LGBT conference that will bring together governments from around the world, international civil society, businesses and Parliamentarians to address the safety of LGBT people at home and abroad.</p><p>Safe To Be Me: A Global Equality Conference was planned to take place in London between 27 and 29 May 2020.</p><p>Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Conference had to be postponed. We are considering a variety of alternative options on how we can address this commitment in a way that is fit-for-purpose and safe for our delegates. We will be announcing the rescheduled dates shortly, followed by the programme and invitations in due course.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 12/03/2021 14:04:45 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1300381

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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	Gender: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent progress the Government has made in implementing commitments made under the 2019 Biarritz Partnership for Gender Equality.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	164398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>This Government is fully committed to fulfilling our obligations under international agreements, and remains steadfast in its commitment to advance gender equality and women and girls’ rights.</p><p>Our landmark Domestic Abuse Bill is on track to achieve Royal Assent by the end of April 2021 and represents our determination to tackle this abhorrent crime. We remain determined to better protect and support the victims of abuse and their children and bring perpetrators to justice.</p><p>Importantly, provision within this Bill brings us even closer to compliance with the Istanbul Convention and this Government’s commitment to ratifying it, as set out in the most recent annual report on progress towards ratification published by the Home Office in October 2020.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 12/03/2021 14:05:37 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1300382

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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	Gender Equality Advisory Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent progress the Government has made in contributing to the 2018 G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council’s recommendations (a) 18.1, (b) 28 and (c) 40.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	164399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>Under the UK G7 Presidency, the Prime Minister has reconvened the Gender Equality Advisory Council (GEAC). I am delighted to act as Ministerial Lead working with the independent Council and building on the foundations laid by the Canadian and French G7 presidencies, and to champion the core principles of freedom, opportunity, individual humanity and dignity for women around the world.</p><p>The Government remains deeply committed to tackling global poverty and helping to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Despite the economic challenges we face, the UK will remain a major donor spending 0.5 per cent of GNI on Overseas Development Aid (ODA).</p><p>The Foreign Secretary’s Strategic Framework for UK ODA announced in the House on 26 November 2020 will see us focus on global challenges where the UK can make the most impact: on climate change and biodiversity; girls’ education; COVID and global health security; on open societies, conflict resolution, humanitarian crises and trade and economic development.</p><p>FCDO supports a range of programmes that promote the importance of data to inform policy-making and programme delivery focused on the needs of the most vulnerable. Having joined the Inclusive Data Charter last year, we will produce an Action Plan on improving the quality, quantity, financing, and availability of inclusive and disaggregated data, as well as the capacity and capability to produce and use it.</p><p>The Prime Minister has made absolutely clear our continued commitment to stand up for the right of every girl to 12 years of quality education. ODA spending is only one of our tools in achieving our ambitions; this year we will be co-hosting the Global Partnership for Education Replenishment with Kenya and using our G7 Presidency to rally the international community to step up support to girls’ education.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/03/2021 15:27:22 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1300383

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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	Gender Equality Advisory Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what remuneration members of the Gender Equality Advisory Council will receive for the work they do on behalf of the UK’s G7 presidency.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	164400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>Membership of the Gender Equality Advisory Council is voluntary and unpaid.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/03/2021 09:54:23 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1483506

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
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	Social Mobility Commission: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will publish details of the fourteen individuals and organisations appointed as expert advisers on the Social Mobility Commission's Policy and Evidence Advisory Panel under the terms of procurement process reference SMC-2122-35.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	25779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2022 answer text <p>The tender exercise for Expert Advisers on the Social Mobility Commission's Policy and Evidence Advisory Panel has concluded. The outcome can be found on the Contracts Finder website: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk%2Fnotice%2Faa001085-f74f-4840-a39f-c93c3d1be71a%3Forigin%3DSearchResults%26p%3D1&amp;data=05%7C01%7CJames.Selby%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cc048dd6788b84b3595b508da5ea00fba%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637926338783952476%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ruVsnjTYeD21Du5zo%2FP5FceL4G3fdrL17bRgpDf9DtM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/aa001085-f74f-4840-a39f-c93c3d1be71a?origin=SearchResults&amp;p=1</a>.</p><p>We are unable to publish the names of private individuals contracted at this stage for reasons of data protection. While individual names have been redacted, seven of the Policy &amp; Evidence Advisory Panel members applied through their respective organisations or companies and these details are available on the Contracts Finder website cited above.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 05/07/2022 16:32:31 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1486887

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
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	Social Mobility Commission: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July 2022 to Question 25779 on Social Mobility Commission: Public Appointments, for what reason she is unable to name the seven people appointed in an individual capacity to publicly-funded positions with the Social Mobility Commission's Policy and Evidence Advisory Panel.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	31784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>We were unable to publish the names of private individuals contracted as Policy &amp; Evidence Advisory Panel members in order to comply with GDPR. We have since requested and received consent from all individuals to share their names. They can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/social-mobility-commission/about" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/social-mobility-commission/about</a></p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 12/07/2022 16:52:26 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1505001

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
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	Civil Servants: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to Section 109(4) of the Equality Act 2010, whether the provision of mandatory training for civil service staff regarding their obligations under the Equality Act has been cited as a defence against Section 109 proceedings by (a) a Government department and (b) other public sector body since the commencement of that Act.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	47416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally. Proceedings under the Equality Act 2010 are brought against individual Government departments, or the employing public sector body.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 13/09/2022 15:59:30 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1543589

registered interest
date	18/11/2022
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: Surveys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the contract awarded by The Equality Hub to the National Centre for Social Research on 10 October under procurement reference CCZZ22A10, what are the 27.5 items proposed for inclusion in the 2022 British Social Attitudes survey.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	90762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>The 27.5 items relate to 12 main questions, 28 sub-questions and associated answer options that the Equality Hub have included in the 2022 British Social Attitudes Survey. They provide useful information on public attitudes on equalities issues including over long-term trends. The questions cover areas of gender, sexuality, disability and social mobility.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 23/11/2022 12:17:04 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry