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1563359

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date	20/12/2022
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	Sikhs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government has sought legal advice on whether (a) public bodies and (b) decision makers fail in their equality duty if they are unable to establish the number of people who they employ or to whom they provide a service that have a Sikh ethnicity.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	114758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>The specific duties of the public sector equality duty apply to most public bodies in England, such as local authorities and schools; most public authorities operating across Great Britain, such as Government departments (except on devolved functions); and a small number of public bodies operating across one of the borders inside Great Britain. These duties also apply to decision-makers who are not public authorities but exercise public functions. Public bodies subject to the specific duties must publish information to show their compliance with the public sector equality duty. The information must include:</p><ul><li>information relating to people who are affected by the public body’s policies and practices, such as service users, and who share protected characteristics;</li><li>and for public bodies with 150 or more employees, information relating to those of the public body’s employees who share protected characteristics.</li></ul><p>The specific duties are intended to enable better performance of the public sector equality duty, but there is no requirement to hold or publish information to any particular level of detail. Similarly, there is no prescribed format. It is up to each public body to decide for itself what information it publishes. This will vary greatly depending on the size of the body, the range of functions it performs, and the extent to which those functions could affect equality.</p><p>However, public bodies and decision-makers who think that their decisions may affect discrimination, harassment, or victimisation of Sikhs, affect equality of opportunity between Sikhs and people of different ethnicity, or affect Sikhs’ relations with people of different ethnicity, should ensure that their compliance with the duty includes considerations of Sikh ethnicity.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 12/01/2023 17:48:05 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1563360

registered interest
date	20/12/2022
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	Sikhs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Government's website entitled Ethnicity Facts and Figures, how many and what proportion of the datasets which appear on that site contain data which can be disaggregated in such a way as to provide specific information on the number of Sikhs in each category, in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	114759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>According to the Office for National Statistics’ latest Equalities Data Audit (Nov 2022), 22 of the data sources used on Ethnicity facts and figures collect religion data as well as ethnicity. This is 29% of all the data sources used on Ethnicity facts and figures. There are 73 datasets (pages) in Ethnicity facts and figures that use data from these sources; this is 39% of all datasets. Sample sizes for each source vary so it may not always be possible to provide reliable estimates when disaggregating data by both ethnic group and religion.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 11/01/2023 17:03:42 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1563410

registered interest
date	20/12/2022
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	Disability: Parking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of legislation requiring landlords to designate a disabled parking bay for residents who need one; and if she will make an estimate of the proportion of landlords who are meeting this requirement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	114768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>When commenced, the reasonable adjustments to common parts duty under the Equality Act 2010 (the 2010 Act) will require landlords to make reasonable adjustments to the communal or shared areas of residential properties, when requested to do so by a qualifying disabled resident. Outdoor areas such as car parks are within the scope of the provision and therefore, if the request for a designated parking bay is reasonable, this would be a required adaptation under section 36 of the 2010 Act, once fully commenced.</p><p>The parking concessions provided under the Blue Badge Scheme only apply to on-street parking and not to off-street car parks. Currently, both local authorities and private parking operators are already required under the 2010 Act to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people and to provide them equal opportunities to access services. This is an anticipatory duty and is seen in the Blue Badge Scheme and in the provision of wider bays for ease of access.</p><p>Although operators of private car parks are required to make reasonable adjustments, the form that those adjustments take is up to individual operators, who can best judge what is appropriate within their car parks.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 114769 question first answered 11/01/2023 17:30:54 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1563411

registered interest
date	20/12/2022
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	Blue Badge Scheme: Property Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to set criteria for a minimum number of parking bays designated for blue badge holders in (a) new and (b) existing developments.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	114769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>When commenced, the reasonable adjustments to common parts duty under the Equality Act 2010 (the 2010 Act) will require landlords to make reasonable adjustments to the communal or shared areas of residential properties, when requested to do so by a qualifying disabled resident. Outdoor areas such as car parks are within the scope of the provision and therefore, if the request for a designated parking bay is reasonable, this would be a required adaptation under section 36 of the 2010 Act, once fully commenced.</p><p>The parking concessions provided under the Blue Badge Scheme only apply to on-street parking and not to off-street car parks. Currently, both local authorities and private parking operators are already required under the 2010 Act to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people and to provide them equal opportunities to access services. This is an anticipatory duty and is seen in the Blue Badge Scheme and in the provision of wider bays for ease of access.</p><p>Although operators of private car parks are required to make reasonable adjustments, the form that those adjustments take is up to individual operators, who can best judge what is appropriate within their car parks.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 114768 question first answered 11/01/2023 17:30:54 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1563425

registered interest
date	20/12/2022
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	Housing Associations: Birmingham
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 make an estimate of the potential impact of a (a) three, (b) five and (c) seven per cent cap on social housing rents would have on housing associations in Birmingham.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	114770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on service charges for all tenants in the social sector.</p><p>The Government strongly believes that service charges should be transparent and communicated effectively. The Government believes that there should be a clear route to challenge or redress if things go wrong.</p><p>As announced at the Autumn Statement on 17 November 2022, an increase in the cap on social housing rents has been set at 7% for 2023-24. This followed the consultation we carried out last year, which is available <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fsocial-housing-rents-consultation&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cdc71ea91a764485ece6308daf55baa22%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638092071280150196%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=CFH72MpVrVztBd44Uw8fXk6NHgyO0SewesbZpJJIgIY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>. We published an Impact Assessment alongside the consultation and will publish a final Impact Assessment in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison grouped question UIN 114786 114788 question first answered 13/01/2023 12:45:42 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1563426

registered interest
date	20/12/2022
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	Private Rented Housing: Birmingham
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 make an assessment of the affordability of rents in the private rental sector in Birmingham.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	114771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2023 answer text <p>The most recent English Housing Survey (EHS) found that on average households in the private rented sector spent 33% of their income on rent in 2021-22. Due to sample size, the EHS cannot give robust information on Birmingham specifically.</p><p>The Department continues to monitor private rented sector market data, including for Birmingham.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 13/01/2023 11:21:01 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1563427

registered interest
date	20/12/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Cybersecurity and Internet: Emergency Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of resilience plans for emergency services during a (a) widespread internet outage and (b) cyber attack.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	114772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government and Ofcom, the telecommunications regulator, work closely with the telecoms sector to assess and promote the resilience of the sector and to identify and prevent the risk of a wide range of compromises. The Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021 established a new telecoms security framework to improve the security and resilience of public telecoms networks and services. The framework includes New Electronic Communications (Security Measures) Regulations 2022 and an accompanying Telecommunications Security Code of Practice. These are intended to address risks to the security of the UK’s public telecoms networks and services, including cyber attacks and outages.</p><p>DCMS does not have responsibility for the provision of emergency services themselves. It is for the relevant Emergency Authority (EA) to make an assessment of their resilience plans and ensure they have comprehensive business continuity plans and for the relevant inspectorate and lead government department to review the efficacy of these plans.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 12/01/2023 09:06:04 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1563429

registered interest
date	20/12/2022
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	NHS: Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the cyberattack on the NHS in September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	114773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>Following the cyber-attack in August 2022 on the third-party software supplier to health and care, Advanced, the majority of services in the National Health Service have been reconnected and we are working with Advanced to support NHS organisations that are going through the process of reconnection.</p><p>As with previous incidents, work is now being undertaken to review the response and identify lessons to support and improve the response to future incidents.</p><p>The Cyber Security Strategy for Health and Care, which will be published this year, will detail increasing focus on supply chain. This will include measures to support our critical suppliers to build resilience against attacks like the one on Advanced this Summer. By increasing regulatory control and standards, embedding stronger assurance processes and developing the tools to help health and social care organisations to triage supplier risks, it should enable us to respond more quickly and effectively to manage impact.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 09/01/2023 09:12:47 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1563434

registered interest
date	20/12/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy Bills Support Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of people using heat network schemes received a payment through the Energy Bills Support Scheme as of 20 December 2022.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	114776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government does not currently have this information. Heat network consumers who have a domestic electricity meter are receiving £400 off their energy bills through the Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS). The EBSS Alternative Funding will provide a £400 payment to eligible households who do not have a domestic electricity meter, including heat network consumers on a private wire.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 10/01/2023 13:18:37 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1563449

registered interest
date	20/12/2022
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	NHS: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2022 to Question 109669 on NHS: Disclosure of Information, for what reason the National Guardian's Office did not receive Freedom to Speak Up speaking up data for Q1 2022/23 from University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; and what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Freedom to Speak Up network.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	114780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>The National Guardian’s Office (NGO) requires that Freedom to Speak Up Guardians provide quarterly data returns on speaking up cases that are raised with them. However, sometimes complexities with data collections or specific difficulties meeting deadlines may mean that data is not provided. A consolidation period at year-end provides a second opportunity to complete data returns.</p><p>The Freedom to Speak Up Guardians network plays an important role in improving speaking up culture in the National Health Service. The network have handled more than 76,000 speaking up cases between 2017/18 and 2021/22. To help ensure continuous improvement and compliance with its guidance which includes data returns, the NGO has developed and rolled out training and mentorship to Freedom to Speak Up guardians and an annual refresher course.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 12/01/2023 10:40:46 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 45865 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill