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661605

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date	19/12/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Department for Communities and Local Government: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, who the diversity champion is on his departmental board.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	58230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>Christine Hewitt, Director, People, Capability and Change is the Board Diversity Champion in the Department for Communities and Local Government. We also have senior Diversity Champions for BAME, Race, Disability, Women, LGBT and Social Mobility as well as our Departmental Diversity Champion who work closely with our Networks in embedding Diversity and Inclusion messages and in promoting opportunities. Our Permanent Secretary is the Gender Champion for the Civil Service and all of our Champions and Networks are aligned with Civil Service governance, Networks and wider communities.</p><p>The Government takes its commitments to Diversity and Inclusion very seriously, and as a result the action in the Talent Action Plan 2015 has been completed and is referenced in the 2016 Talent Action Plan “progress to date” section. All departments, including new departments Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) and Department for International Trade (DIT) have nominated overall diversity champions. They are responsible for providing an overall insight for all protected characteristics.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 09/01/2017 16:23:53 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

661636

registered interest
date	19/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who the diversity champion is on his departmental board.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	58232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>The Permanent Secretary, Stephen Lovegrove, is the Ministry of Defence's Diversity and Inclusion champion, and acts as an advocate for diversity and inclusion issues on the Defence Board.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/01/2017 16:08:11 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

661758

registered interest
date	19/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, who the diversity champion is on her departmental board.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	58239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>The diversity champion on the Departmental Board is Joy Hutcheon, Director General for Finance and Corporate Performance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/01/2017 16:58:12 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

661776

registered interest
date	19/12/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, who the diversity champion is on his departmental board.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	58241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office recognises the importance of embedding diversity in everything it does. The Permanent Secretary of the NIO, Sir Jonathan Stephens KCB is the overall Diversity Champion at board level.</p><p> </p><p>The PUS is supported in his role as NIO Diversity Champion by the Department’s two directors who champion a number of specific diversity categories. Further details are provided below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>NIO Director</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Diversity Category Championed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colin Perry</p></td><td><p><ul><li>Black and Minority Ethnic</li><li>Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender</li></ul></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mark Larmour</p></td><td><p><ul><li>Disability</li><li>Other protected characteristics</li></ul></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 09/01/2017 11:41:21 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

661824

registered interest
date	19/12/2016
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, who the diversity champion is on his departmental board.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	58229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has two diversity and inclusion champions on the departmental board - Angie Ridgwell (Director General, Finance and Corporate Services) and Gareth Davies (Director General, Business and Science).</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/01/2017 15:06:25 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

659463

registered interest
date	15/12/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Conservative Party
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many appointees to (a) executive non-departmental and (b) other public bodies declared political activity for the Conservative Party in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	57967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>Political activity of all public appointments is collected and published by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. The statistical methodology has changed since 2014-15, and the figures are not directly comparative over the last five years.</p><p><em>Political affiliation as percentage of total number of public appointments:</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Conservative</p></td><td><p>Labour</p></td><td><p>Lib Dem</p></td><td><p>Other</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>1.8%</p></td><td><p>10.2%</p></td><td><p>0.6%</p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>3.3%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1.5%</p></td><td><p>2.3%</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1.2%</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Political affiliation as percentage of those who answered the question on political activity:</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Conservative</p></td><td><p>Labour</p></td><td><p>Lib Dem</p></td><td><p>Other</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>6.2%</p></td><td><p>5.0%</p></td><td><p>2.2%</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><sub>NB. These figures are not comparative with the previous table: the rise is due to the different methodology.</sub></p><p>Overall, 94% of appointees in 2015-16 declared no political activity. By contrast, the political activity declaration rates under the last Labour Government were 10.2% in 2008-09, 10.4% in 2007-08 and 15.8% in 2006-07.</p><p>Being involved in a political party is a healthy part of civic democracy, and those interested in politics are often the same people who will be interested in public service. Individuals are appointed on the basis of their skills and experience, not their party background.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 20/12/2016 09:14:50 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

659464

registered interest
date	15/12/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the proportion of chairs who were (a) appointed and (b) re-appointed to public bodies who were (i) female, (ii) from an ethnic minority and (iii) disabled by (A) executive and (B) non-executive body in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	57968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>Data on executive body chairs is not held centrally. Data on chairs of non-executive bodies which are public appointments is collected and published by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. The data can be found on the Commissioner’s website at: <a href="http://publicappointmentscommissioner.independent.gov.uk/statistical-reports/" target="_blank">http://publicappointmentscommissioner.independent.gov.uk/statistical-reports/</a></p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 20/12/2016 09:10:38 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

657849

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average hourly earnings are of (a) female, (b) male, (c) BAME and (d) non-BAME employees of her Department.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	57542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the average hourly earnings of the Department for Education (DfE) staff, including the Government Equalities Office (GEO) staff, by a) female b) male c) BME and d) non-BME.</p><p>Average Earnings of DfE Staff (including GEO)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nov-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>£20.61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>£21.97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BME</p></td><td><p>£18.98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-BME</p></td><td><p>£21.93</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the average hourly earnings of GEO staff by a) female and b) male.</p><p>Average earnings of GEO Staff</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nov-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>£24.11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>£25.10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department and GEO records earnings as annual salaries. In order to convert the annual salaries to hourly rates the following calculation has been used: ((Gross Basic Salary*FTE)/52)/Weekly hours.</p><p>The pay gap is lower when analysed at grade level for men and women and BME and non-BME. The gaps can be largely attributed to the fact that is greater proportions of women and BME staff of the lower pay bands.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 16/12/2016 16:31:08 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

657907

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to reply to the letter of 18 November 2016 from the hon. Member for Dewsbury on acute hospital services in the Kirklees area.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	57502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>I responded to the hon. Member on 15 December.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 19/12/2016 10:32:11 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

657993

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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	Government Equalities Office: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the average hourly earnings are of her Department's (a) BME and (b) non-BME employees.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	57322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the average hourly earnings of the Department for Education (DfE) staff, including the Government Equalities Office (GEO) staff, by a) female b) male c) BME and d) non-BME.</p><p>Average Earnings of DfE Staff (including GEO)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nov-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>£20.61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>£21.97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BME</p></td><td><p>£18.98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-BME</p></td><td><p>£21.93</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the average hourly earnings of GEO staff by a) female and b) male.</p><p>Average earnings of GEO Staff</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nov-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>£24.11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>£25.10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department and GEO records earnings as annual salaries. In order to convert the annual salaries to hourly rates the following calculation has been used: ((Gross Basic Salary*FTE)/52)/Weekly hours.</p><p>The pay gap is lower when analysed at grade level for men and women and BME and non-BME. The gaps can be largely attributed to the fact that is greater proportions of women and BME staff of the lower pay bands.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 57324 question first answered 16/12/2016 16:32:34 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff