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1328051
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-05-26more like thismore than 2021-05-26
answering body
Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept id 31 more like this
answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
hansard heading Females: New Businesses more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text What steps she is taking to support female entrepreneurs. more like this
tabling member constituency Broadland more like this
tabling member printed
Jerome Mayhew more like this
uin 900689 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2021-05-26
answer text <p>Our Start Up Loans Company has a great track record, supporting female entrepreneurs with over 33,000 loans worth over £270.5 million since the scheme launched in 2012, to the end of April 2021. This represents 40% of the total amount lent. Over £4.5 million of these loans have been made since the start of April 2021. The scheme provides intensive support to new entrepreneurs, including low-cost government-backed loans and free mentoring.</p><p>In March, we announced an award of £50,000 each to the UK's top female innovators, as well as bespoke mentoring, to scale up and bring to market their innovations, and to help the UK recover from COVID-19 and tackle global challenges.</p><p>The Government has taken active measures, publishing the Investing in Women Code and working with industry through the actions agreed by the Rose Review. In response to the Rose Review recommendations, we set an ambition to increase the number of female entrepreneurs by half by 2030, equivalent to nearly 600,000 additional female entrepreneurs.</p><p>The government-backed British Business Bank is part of HM Treasury’s Women in Finance Charter, which asks financial services firms to commit to industry actions to prepare their female talent for leadership positions.</p>
answering member constituency Saffron Walden more like this
answering member printed Kemi Badenoch more like this
grouped question UIN 900681 more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-05-26T16:03:45.697Zmore like thismore than 2021-05-26T16:03:45.697Z
answering member
4597
label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch more like this
tabling member
4739
label Biography information for Jerome Mayhew more like this
1328052
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-05-26more like thismore than 2021-05-26
answering body
Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept id 31 more like this
answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
hansard heading Disadvantaged more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text What steps her Department is taking to tackle geographic inequality of opportunity. more like this
tabling member constituency Hastings and Rye more like this
tabling member printed
Sally-Ann Hart more like this
uin 900683 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2021-05-26
answer text <p>Tackling geographic inequality and Levelling Up across the whole country is a key ambition of this government.</p><p>To support this, in December the Minister for Women and Equalities announced the Equality Data Programme, to ensure that geographic and socio-economic inequality is taken into account, alongside other factors, when identifying barriers to opportunity.</p><p>Sponsorship of the Social Mobility Commission has now moved across to the Equality Hub and will play a crucial role in tackling regional inequalities.</p><p>Additionally, as part of our commitment to spreading opportunity the Cabinet Office will relocate to Glasgow and York as part of the Places for Growth programme.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Saffron Walden more like this
answering member printed Kemi Badenoch more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-05-26T15:59:52.777Zmore like thismore than 2021-05-26T15:59:52.777Z
answering member
4597
label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch more like this
tabling member
4842
label Biography information for Sally-Ann Hart more like this
1328053
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-05-26more like thismore than 2021-05-26
answering body
Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept id 31 more like this
answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
hansard heading Females: New Businesses more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text What steps she is taking to support female entrepreneurs. more like this
tabling member constituency Stafford more like this
tabling member printed
Theo Clarke more like this
uin 900681 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2021-05-26
answer text <p>Our Start Up Loans Company has a great track record, supporting female entrepreneurs with over 33,000 loans worth over £270.5 million since the scheme launched in 2012, to the end of April 2021. This represents 40% of the total amount lent. Over £4.5 million of these loans have been made since the start of April 2021. The scheme provides intensive support to new entrepreneurs, including low-cost government-backed loans and free mentoring.</p><p>In March, we announced an award of £50,000 each to the UK's top female innovators, as well as bespoke mentoring, to scale up and bring to market their innovations, and to help the UK recover from COVID-19 and tackle global challenges.</p><p>The Government has taken active measures, publishing the Investing in Women Code and working with industry through the actions agreed by the Rose Review. In response to the Rose Review recommendations, we set an ambition to increase the number of female entrepreneurs by half by 2030, equivalent to nearly 600,000 additional female entrepreneurs.</p><p>The government-backed British Business Bank is part of HM Treasury’s Women in Finance Charter, which asks financial services firms to commit to industry actions to prepare their female talent for leadership positions.</p>
answering member constituency Saffron Walden more like this
answering member printed Kemi Badenoch more like this
grouped question UIN 900689 more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-05-26T16:03:45.607Zmore like thismore than 2021-05-26T16:03:45.607Z
answering member
4597
label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch more like this
tabling member
4819
label Biography information for Theo Clarke more like this
1328054
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-05-26more like thismore than 2021-05-26
answering body
Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept id 31 more like this
answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
hansard heading Gender Based Violence more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text What recent discussions she has had with the Home Secretary on the timeframe for publication of the Violence Against Women and Girls strategy 2021 to 2024. more like this
tabling member constituency Gower more like this
tabling member printed
Tonia Antoniazzi more like this
uin 900680 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2021-05-26
answer text <p>We will publish the new cross-government Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy this year. We are currently analysing over 180,000 responses to the first-ever Violence Against Women and Girls Call for Evidence we ran, which will help inform the Strategy.</p><p>This was a significant response and we are working closely with all government departments to ensure the development of the Strategy takes into account those views.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Saffron Walden more like this
answering member printed Kemi Badenoch more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-05-26T16:10:16.48Zmore like thismore than 2021-05-26T16:10:16.48Z
answering member
4597
label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch more like this
tabling member
4623
label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi more like this
1327676
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-05-25more like thismore than 2021-05-25
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Trade Remedies: Iron and Steel more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the role of trade remedies in protecting the UK steel industry. more like this
tabling member constituency Scunthorpe more like this
tabling member printed
Holly Mumby-Croft more like this
uin 900542 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-05-25more like thismore than 2021-05-25
answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade and I have discussed this on several occasions. Trade remedies are an important mechanism to protect UK industry from unfair international competition and I support her plans to review whether the UK's trade remedies framework should be strengthened.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Spelthorne more like this
answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-05-25T12:26:56.483Zmore like thismore than 2021-05-25T12:26:56.483Z
answering member
4134
label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng more like this
tabling member
4867
label Biography information for Holly Mumby-Croft more like this
1327677
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-05-25more like thismore than 2021-05-25
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Horizon IT System: Compensation more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text What progress the Government has made in compensating people affected by failings associated with the Post Office Horizon IT system. more like this
tabling member constituency Wellingborough more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Peter Bone more like this
uin 900534 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-05-25more like thismore than 2021-05-25
answer text <p>The Government is providing sufficient financial support for the Historical Shortfall Scheme to proceed, and scheme payments have begun. We will also continue to work with Post Office Limited to ensure Postmasters whose convictions were overturned are fairly compensated.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam more like this
answering member printed Paul Scully more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-05-25T12:26:11.52Zmore like thismore than 2021-05-25T12:26:11.52Z
answering member
4414
label Biography information for Paul Scully more like this
tabling member
1581
label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone more like this
1327679
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-05-25more like thismore than 2021-05-25
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Research: Government Assistance more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text What steps his Department is taking to support UK research and development. more like this
tabling member constituency South Basildon and East Thurrock more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Metcalfe more like this
uin 900532 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-05-25more like thismore than 2021-05-25
answer text <p>We have committed to investing £14.9 billion in R&amp;D in 2021/22, meaning Government R&amp;D spending is now at its highest level in four decades.</p><p> </p><p>We are working to ensure the benefits are felt nationwide, with our UK Innovation Strategy and R&amp;D Places Strategy due to be published this summer.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Derby North more like this
answering member printed Amanda Solloway more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-05-25T12:37:20.737Zmore like thismore than 2021-05-25T12:37:20.737Z
answering member
4372
label Biography information for Amanda Solloway more like this
tabling member
4092
label Biography information for Stephen Metcalfe more like this
1327160
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-05-24more like thismore than 2021-05-24
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Army: Belfast more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the Ballymurphy Inquest. more like this
tabling member constituency Belfast South more like this
tabling member printed
Claire Hanna more like this
uin 900396 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-05-24more like thismore than 2021-05-24
answer text <p>The PM has apologised on behalf of the Government to the families of those who died in Ballymurphy in August 1971. I am deeply sorry for the loss of all 1900 civilians killed during the troubles. Most at the hands of the terrorists, as well as the loss of RUC and Army personnel, the vast majority served with distinction and bravery.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North more like this
answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-05-24T16:59:51.703Zmore like thismore than 2021-05-24T16:59:51.703Z
answering member
1539
label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace more like this
tabling member
4827
label Biography information for Claire Hanna more like this
1327161
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-05-24more like thismore than 2021-05-24
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text What steps he is taking to meet his obligations under the UN Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. more like this
tabling member constituency York Central more like this
tabling member printed
Rachael Maskell more like this
uin 900397 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-05-24more like thismore than 2021-05-24
answer text <p>The UK is fully committed to the long-term goal of a world without nuclear weapons and continues to press for steps towards multilateral nuclear disarmament within the framework of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. We are leading the work to develop technical solutions for verifying nuclear disarmament, and building the trust and confidence needed to reduce the risk of nuclear conflict and enhance mutual security.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North more like this
answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-05-24T17:03:39.26Zmore like thismore than 2021-05-24T17:03:39.26Z
answering member
1539
label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace more like this
tabling member
4471
label Biography information for Rachael Maskell more like this
1327162
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-05-24more like thismore than 2021-05-24
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Clyde Naval Base: Fire and Rescue Services more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text What recent discussions he has had with Capita on the levels of firefighter cover at Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde. more like this
tabling member constituency Easington more like this
tabling member printed
Grahame Morris more like this
uin 900400 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-05-24more like thismore than 2021-05-24
answer text <p>The Department has been closely engaged with Capita on the level of firefighter cover at Her Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde as their modernisation plans are implemented.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Horsham more like this
answering member printed Jeremy Quin more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-05-24T16:37:47.58Zmore like thismore than 2021-05-24T16:37:47.58Z
answering member
4507
label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin more like this
tabling member
3973
label Biography information for Grahame Morris more like this