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1488605

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date	13/07/2022
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	Hate Crime: LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to prevent hate crimes against LGBT+ people.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	901084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government takes all hate crimes seriously, and we have robust laws to respond to them. Whilst police recorded hate crimes targeting LGBT communities have increased, the biggest driver for this is improvements in police recording and the increased willingness of victims to come forward.</p><p>However, we are not complacent about these abhorrent crimes. We will continue to work with the police and stakeholders to understand what more can be done, and we will shortly respond to the Law Commission’s recent review of hate crime laws.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 13/07/2022 13:48:41 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1488606

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
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	Higher Education: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will take steps with the Secretary of State for Education to help ensure that the proportion of white state-school educated students obtaining a place in higher education is raised to the same proportion as mixed heritage, Black, Asian and Chinese students.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	901085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>There are still under-represented groups who are struggling to access Higher Education (HE), including white, working-class males.</p><p>Prior attainment is a key determinant of successful participation in HE.  When we account for this, we see reductions in the gaps between the most and least advantaged groups.</p><p>That is why we are refocusing the entire access and participation regime to drive up standards throughout the system – and we are asking universities to take a more direct role in doing this.</p><p>We are asking universities to raise standards in schools and colleges, offer flexible and skills-related courses, tackle drop-out rates, and support students throughout university and graduation into meaningful employment.</p><p>To increase aspiration and attainment a far greater focus needs to be placed on activities which benefit students, including summer schools, programmes of intervention in schools and targeted bursaries to assist with living costs.</p><p>An investment of up to £75 million has been announced to create a National Scholarship Scheme which will support high achieving disadvantaged students to reach their full potential.</p> answering member constituency Bassetlaw answering member printed Brendan Clarke-Smith question first answered 13/07/2022 13:31:04 answering member 4756 label Biography information for Brendan Clarke-Smith
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1488607

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
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	Miscarriage: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to support women who have a miscarriage.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
uin	901086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>Every pregnancy loss is a tragedy, and ensuring grieving families have access to the support they need is one of my highest priorities. Mental health services around England are being expanded to include new mental health “hubs” for new, expectant or bereaved mothers. These will offer physical health checks and psychological therapy in one building. We have funded SANDs, the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death charity to work with other baby loss charities and Royal Colleges to produce and support the roll-out of a National Bereavement Care Pathway to reduce the variation in the quality of bereavement care provided by the NHS.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 13/07/2022 16:29:32 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1488608

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
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	Mothers: Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to improve support for self-employed mothers who have children through surrogacy arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	901087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The Law Commissions of England &amp; Wales and Scotland plan to publish the report of their long-standing review of UK surrogacy legislation in November 2022. Upon receipt, the Government will consider the timetable for introducing this to Parliament for pre-legislative scrutiny.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 13/07/2022 16:00:38 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1488609

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
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	Spiking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent steps she has taken with Cabinet colleagues to tackle spiking.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	901088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>In recent months, we have been specifically focused on preparedness at summer events to prevent and respond to spiking incidents. The government has been working closely with the police, and the festivals and outdoor events sector to ensure that action is taken to protect potential victims and deter would be offenders.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 13/07/2022 13:51:29 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1488610

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
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	Equality: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to ensure that new technologies are deployed in accordance with equalities legislation.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	901089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>In its recently published Strategic Plan 2022 to 2025, the Equality and Human Rights Commission singled out digital services and artificial intelligence as one of its strategic priorities. The Commission intends to intervene where necessary to ensure that people are protected from discrimination online, just as they must be in more traditional settings.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 13/07/2022 13:53:05 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1488694

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: West Coast Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the final report of the Union Connectivity Review, published on 26 November 2021, whether his Department plans to connect HS2 with the West Coast Main Line at a point south of Preston, in the context of his decision to remove the Golborne Link from the High Speed Rail (Crewe to Manchester) Bill scheme.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	36073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>The government has confirmed it will look at alternatives to the Golborne Link which deliver similar benefits to Scotland, so long as these deliver for the taxpayer within the £96 billion envelope allocated for the Integrated Rail Plan. Options to be explored could range from upgrading existing infrastructure to new high-speed lines.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 18/07/2022 14:13:15 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1488695

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will estimate expected staffing levels of her Department by the end of 2022.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	36074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>DWP continually monitors and reviews staffing levels. Based on current planning assumptions, we anticipate our headcount at the end of 2022 will be within a range of c.79,000 to c.82,000 full time equivalents.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 21/07/2022 13:41:36 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1488696

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Antitank Missiles: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is taking steps to increase the levels of production of Next Generation Light Anti-Armour Weapons to ensure stocks remain stable.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	35879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence continues to work closely with our industrial partners to ensure that stocks of Next Generation Light Anti-Armour Weapons remain appropriate, and procurement activity to replenish is ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 20/07/2022 14:02:04 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1488697

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Operating Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual running cost is of (a) 1 (UK) Division (b) 3 (UK) Division.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	35880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>In financial year 2021-22, the workforce and activity costs to maintain the units within 1st (United Kingdom) Division and 3rd (United Kingdom) Division at routine levels of readiness, and at full strength, are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>1st (UK) Division costs c £1.277 billion p.a.</p><p>3rd (UK) Division costs c £1.307 billion p.a.</p><p>These figures are inclusive of pay and operating costs (fuel, rations, travel and ammunition) however, due to the way in which the Army measures and forecasts its spend, it has not been possible to include infrastructure, utilities and equipment running costs at divisional level.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 21/07/2022 12:28:05 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood