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1536179

registered interest
date	26/10/2022
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	Medical Examiners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government has made an equalities impact assessment of its proposed introduction of the statutory medical examiner system from April 2023.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	901844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>In its assessment of the impact on equality of these measures, DHSC has concluded that the policy for death certification reform and the introduction of medical examiners should not lead to any unlawful discrimination, harassment or victimisation of any particular group defined by sex, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or disability.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 26/10/2022 16:11:00 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1536180

registered interest
date	26/10/2022
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	Gender Based Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent assessment the Government has made of trends in the levels of violence against women and girls.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	901845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>Police data does not provide a fully reliable picture of trends of Violence Against Women and Girls. These crimes are often hidden and can go unreported to the police.</p><p>Pleasingly, levels of reporting have gone up. This may be in part be due to improvements in recording practices, but also because victims and survivors are more comfortable in coming forward.</p><p> </p><p>We want to see these increases, so the victims and survivors can be supported so more perpetrators are rightly brought to justice.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 26/10/2022 16:29:58 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1536181

registered interest
date	26/10/2022
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	Conversion Therapy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what her timescale is for bringing forward legislative proposals to ban conversion therapy.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	901846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to protecting everyone from these conversion practices.</p><p><br>It is important that we get this right. As the newly appointed Minister, I will give careful consideration to our public consultation on the issue and respond in due course.</p><p><br>In the meantime, we have launched a support service open to all victims or those at risk of conversion practices.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 28/10/2022 10:06:51 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1536182

registered interest
date	26/10/2022
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	Females: Personal Income
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 correlation between the cost and availability of childcare provision and women’s incomes.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	901848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to improving the cost, choice, and availability of childcare. We continue to look at ways to make childcare more affordable and to encourage families to use government-funded support they are entitled to.</p><p>In assessing the impact of its free childcare entitlements, the department regularly reviews the impact on parents from a range of different research publications. This includes the <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/articles/familiesandthelabourmarketengland/2021" target="_blank">Families and the Labour Market</a> release (from the Office for National Statistics) and the <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents" target="_blank">Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents</a>.</p><p>As part of the <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents" target="_blank">Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents</a>, we also regularly ask parents about the effect that 30 hours free childcare has on families, including their ability to work. Almost 2 in 5 families using the 30 hours offer said that without the entitlement they would work fewer hours.</p> answering member constituency Morley and Outwood answering member printed Andrea Jenkyns question first answered 26/10/2022 12:52:36 answering member 4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1536183

registered interest
date	26/10/2022
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	Cost of Living: Domestic Abuse
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 with Cabinet colleagues of the impact of the cost of living crisis on survivors of domestic abuse.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	Simon Fell
uin	901849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>Tackling domestic abuse is a priority for this Government and ensuring all victims and survivors of this heinous crime get the support they need.</p><p>It’s concerning increases in the cost of living may exacerbate risk factors which Women’s Aid have highlighted, and the Home Office is looking to act on.</p><p>The Government’s Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan commits £230m to <ins class="ministerial">tackling domestic abuse</ins> <del class="ministerial">this issue</del>, including a focus of over £140m to work to <ins class="ministerial">support victims, and will establish trials of a ‘flexible fund’, which charities could use to provide extra money to victims and survivors.</ins> <del class="ministerial">establish a ‘flexible fund’ which can be directed to helping those most in need</del>.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 26/10/2022 16:30:59 question first ministerially corrected 17/11/2022 11:08:22 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines previous answer version 27885 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4744 label Biography information for Simon Fell

1536184

registered interest
date	26/10/2022
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	Women: New Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to support female entrepreneurs.
tabling member constituency	Gosport
tabling member printed	Dame Caroline Dinenage
uin	901850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to harnessing the skills, innovation and talents of female entrepreneurs. That’s why this Government launched a Women-Led High-Growth Enterprise Taskforce in May 2022, led by Anne Boden of Starling Bank and with a membership of some of this country’s most successful female entrepreneurs.</p><p>It will use its convening power to influence high-growth investors, raise the aspirations of the next generation and work to stimulate regional funding opportunities.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Katherine Fletcher question first answered 26/10/2022 13:04:24 answering member 4834 label Biography information for Katherine Fletcher
tabling member	4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage

1536185

registered interest
date	26/10/2022
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	Genito-urinary Medicine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the Government's plans for a Sexual and Reproductive Health Action Plan.
tabling member constituency	Basingstoke
tabling member printed	Dame Maria Miller
uin	901851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to improving sexual and reproductive health in England and will set out our plans in due course. We have already taken great steps forward in the last year.</p><p>In December we published an HIV Action Plan, reflecting our commitment to zero new HIV transmissions, AIDS and HIV-related deaths by 2030. And this summer, we published a Women’s Health Strategy, which is being aligned with our broader work to improve sexual and reproductive health.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 26/10/2022 16:12:01 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
tabling member	1480 label Biography information for Dame Maria Miller

1536225

registered interest
date	26/10/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Pheasants: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many pheasant (a) eggs for hatching and (b) live birds were imported from each (i) EU country and (ii) third country in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	71712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>For imports of pheasant eggs for hatching and live pheasants from EU countries in the last 12 months, the information is in the tables below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Consignments</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of pheasant eggs for hatching</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>22000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>300366</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>78840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>113000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>193280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>86</strong></p></td><td><p>707486</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Consignments</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of live pheasants</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>165100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Republic of Ireland</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>121716</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21</strong></p></td><td><p>304,716</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The data above covers the period from 26 October 2021 to 26 October 2022 and was extracted from the Post Import Management System.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>There have been no imports of pheasant eggs for hatching and live pheasants from third countries in the last 12 months. This data was extracted from the Import of products, animals, food and feed system (IPAFFS).</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 31/10/2022 16:24:32 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1536242

registered interest
date	26/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Credit Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of Section 63 and Schedule 14 of the Financial Services and Markets Bill on parity of Northern Ireland credits unions with those in Great Britain.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
uin	72482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government is a strong supporter of the mutuals sector and recognises the unique role credit unions play in their communities, providing savings and affordable loans to their members.</p><p> </p><p>Clause 63 introduces Schedule 14 of the Financial Services and Markets Bill 2022, which makes amendments to the Credit Unions Act 1979 to allow credit unions in Great Britain to offer a wider range of products and services, thereby supporting the growth, diversification, and development of the sector.</p><p> </p><p>Responsibility for credit unions in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter.</p><p> </p><p>Officials have engaged with counterparts in the Northern Ireland Department for the Economy and are willing to engage further should they wish to implement something similar for credit unions in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 31/10/2022 14:24:40 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1536243

registered interest
date	26/10/2022
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	Gender Dysphoria: Children and Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the finding in the interim review of the independent review of gender identity services for children and young people, published in February 2022, that there is limited capacity and/or capability to respond appropriately to the needs of children and young people being referred to GIDS in primary and secondary care, whether he is taking steps to reduce waiting times for gender clinic assessments.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	72433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>NHS England (NHSE) would acknowledge that existing services have been unable to meet the scale of rising demand and is working to improve the provision of gender identity services for children and young people. In July 2022 Dr Cass provided further advice on the core components of a new clinical model referenced in her interim report on gender identity services for children and young people. NHS England is taking immediate steps to establish two new Phase 1 services, one based in London and one in the North West. Consistent with Dr Cass’ advice, these services will be led by specialist children’s hospitals.</p><p>A consultation on the interim service specification for these services was published by NHSE on 20th October 2022 and the services should be fully operational by Spring 2023. The establishment of Phase 1 services represents the first step in commissioning a national network of regional services.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 02/11/2022 17:12:17 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy