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1344455

registered interest
date	06/07/2021
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	Males: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bethell on 28 April (HL15156), what assessment they have made of their compliance with the Public Sector Equality Duty, particularly section 149 (1b) of the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>As required by the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017, the Department’s Annual Report for 2020 provides an overview on how it complied with the Public Sector Equality Duty between April 2020 and March 2021. Our compliance in relation to section 149 (1b) of the Equality Act 2010 included actions to improve COVID-19 vaccine uptake among some ethnic minorities; provision of transparent personal protective equipment to support people who are deaf and people with hearing loss; publishing the National Suicide Prevention Strategy progress report with a commitment to address the lack of LGBT+ self-harm and suicide data; and establishing the Maternity Inequalities Oversight Forum to address the inequalities for women and babies from different ethnic backgrounds and socio-economic groups.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 16/07/2021 09:56:13 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1343454

registered interest
date	05/07/2021
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	Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Government departments treat any of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010, excluding disability, as taking precedence over any other.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 does not recognise any precedence of rights beyond the special circumstances of disability. However, in situations where there are multiple protected characteristics to be considered, Government Departments, like other employers or service providers, need to take decisions based on the facts.</p><p>Where the relevant conditions apply, Departments may also choose to take targeted action to advance the interests of and/or meet the specific needs of groups with a particular protected characteristic in accordance with the positive action provisions in the Act.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 19/07/2021 16:37:58 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1342634

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: LGBT+ People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which of their departments take part in (1) Stonewall's Diversity Champion scheme, and (2) Stonewall's Workplace Index scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2021 answer text <p>A list of which Government departments take part in Stonewall’s Diversity Champion or Workplace Index scheme is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>We are looking into the matter and I will write to the Noble Lord with further information in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 14/07/2021 16:34:46 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1342635

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: LGBT+ People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to recent statements by the Equality and Human Rights Commission about its withdrawal from the Stonewall Diversity Champions scheme, what steps they are taking to ensure their departments are (1) inclusive workplaces, (2) attracting people from all backgrounds, and (3) workplaces where every employee is treated in line with the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government has committed to a new standard for diversity and inclusion in the Civil Service which will promote a diversity of backgrounds and opinions. We are committed to fair, inclusive workplaces which draw on the talents of the widest possible range of backgrounds, especially people from non-traditional educational routes and from outside London and the South East.</p><p> </p><p>It is fundamental that everyone is able to seize opportunities in the workplace without fear of discrimination or harassment.</p><p> </p><p>Memberships of external schemes are kept under review, to ensure value for taxpayers’ money. A number of public bodies have resolved to best champion inclusion through internal programmes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL1605 question first answered 14/07/2021 16:34:35 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1342636

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Employment: Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to recent statements by the Equality and Human Rights Commission about its withdrawal from the Stonewall Diversity Champion scheme, what steps they are taking to ensure their expenditure on workplace diversity and inclusion initiatives (1) offers value for money, (2) is fairly balanced, and (3) is reasonable and proportionate, taking into account the rights of all persons with any of the protected characteristics set out in the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government has committed to a new standard for diversity and inclusion in the Civil Service which will promote a diversity of backgrounds and opinions. We are committed to fair, inclusive workplaces which draw on the talents of the widest possible range of backgrounds, especially people from non-traditional educational routes and from outside London and the South East.</p><p> </p><p>It is fundamental that everyone is able to seize opportunities in the workplace without fear of discrimination or harassment.</p><p> </p><p>Memberships of external schemes are kept under review, to ensure value for taxpayers’ money. A number of public bodies have resolved to best champion inclusion through internal programmes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL1604 question first answered 14/07/2021 16:34:35 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1342637

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Employment: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure their workplace policies and procedures do not potentially infringe any person's ability to enjoy their fundamental rights and freedoms under the Human Rights Act 1998.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2021 answer text <p>When formulating and reviewing workplace policies and procedures, government departments have due regard for all legal requirements, including the rights and freedoms in Schedule 1 of the Human Rights Act 1998.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 14/07/2021 16:33:47 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1342102

registered interest
date	29/06/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Restraint Techniques
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the article 'Children in care as young eleven handcuffed like 'dangerous animals' published by the Sunday Express on 27 June; and what steps they intend to take in response to the claim that children in the care of local government, who are not charged with or convicted of any offence, are routinely being handcuffed.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>Legislation is in place to ensure that the use of restraint in respect of looked-after children is used in very limited circumstances and must be necessary and proportionate. Under the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations (2015), all incidents of restraint when a young person is cared for by a children’s home must be recorded.</p><p>Regulation 20(1) states that the only purposes for which restraint can be used in a children's home are to prevent injury to any person (including the child who is being restrained) or to prevent serious damage to the property of any person. In addition, restraint may be used on a child in a secure children's home for the purpose of preventing a child from absconding from the home. Regulation 20(2) states that restraint in relation to a child must be necessary and proportionate.</p><p>Similar regulations apply to children in foster care. Regulation 13(2)(b) of the Fostering Services (England) Regulations 2011 states that fostering service providers must take all reasonable steps to ensure that no child placed with a foster parent is subject to any measure of control, restraint or discipline which is excessive or unreasonable.</p><p>Ofsted regularly inspect all children’s homes in England to ensure they are complying with their legal duties, which include detailing incidents of restraint. Ofsted also inspects local authorities’ fostering services and independent fostering agencies to ensure they are meeting their duties and responsibilities. The department does not collect data on the use of handcuffs for children in the care system.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge grouped question UIN HL1531 HL1532 question first answered 13/07/2021 14:27:15 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1342103

registered interest
date	29/06/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Restraint Techniques
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy regarding the handcuffing of children in the care of local government and who are not charged with or convicted of any offence; and what plans they have, if any, to review that policy.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>Legislation is in place to ensure that the use of restraint in respect of looked-after children is used in very limited circumstances and must be necessary and proportionate. Under the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations (2015), all incidents of restraint when a young person is cared for by a children’s home must be recorded.</p><p>Regulation 20(1) states that the only purposes for which restraint can be used in a children's home are to prevent injury to any person (including the child who is being restrained) or to prevent serious damage to the property of any person. In addition, restraint may be used on a child in a secure children's home for the purpose of preventing a child from absconding from the home. Regulation 20(2) states that restraint in relation to a child must be necessary and proportionate.</p><p>Similar regulations apply to children in foster care. Regulation 13(2)(b) of the Fostering Services (England) Regulations 2011 states that fostering service providers must take all reasonable steps to ensure that no child placed with a foster parent is subject to any measure of control, restraint or discipline which is excessive or unreasonable.</p><p>Ofsted regularly inspect all children’s homes in England to ensure they are complying with their legal duties, which include detailing incidents of restraint. Ofsted also inspects local authorities’ fostering services and independent fostering agencies to ensure they are meeting their duties and responsibilities. The department does not collect data on the use of handcuffs for children in the care system.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge grouped question UIN HL1530 HL1532 question first answered 13/07/2021 14:27:15 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1342104

registered interest
date	29/06/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Restraint Techniques
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what data they hold on (1) the numbers of children who are handcuffed whilst in the care of local government and not charged with or convicted of any offence, and (2) the reasons for such restraints being used.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>Legislation is in place to ensure that the use of restraint in respect of looked-after children is used in very limited circumstances and must be necessary and proportionate. Under the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations (2015), all incidents of restraint when a young person is cared for by a children’s home must be recorded.</p><p>Regulation 20(1) states that the only purposes for which restraint can be used in a children's home are to prevent injury to any person (including the child who is being restrained) or to prevent serious damage to the property of any person. In addition, restraint may be used on a child in a secure children's home for the purpose of preventing a child from absconding from the home. Regulation 20(2) states that restraint in relation to a child must be necessary and proportionate.</p><p>Similar regulations apply to children in foster care. Regulation 13(2)(b) of the Fostering Services (England) Regulations 2011 states that fostering service providers must take all reasonable steps to ensure that no child placed with a foster parent is subject to any measure of control, restraint or discipline which is excessive or unreasonable.</p><p>Ofsted regularly inspect all children’s homes in England to ensure they are complying with their legal duties, which include detailing incidents of restraint. Ofsted also inspects local authorities’ fostering services and independent fostering agencies to ensure they are meeting their duties and responsibilities. The department does not collect data on the use of handcuffs for children in the care system.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge grouped question UIN HL1530 HL1531 question first answered 13/07/2021 14:27:15 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1341546

registered interest
date	28/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Flagship
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) costs, and (2) benefits, of the proposed new Royal Yacht.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the reply given by my right hon. Friend Ben Wallace MP (Secretary of State for Defence) to Question 13199, answered on 16 June 2021 in the House of Commons.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL1468 question first answered 12/07/2021 16:26:41 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name UIN 13199.docx title National Flagship Procurement
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath