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1452434

registered interest
date	18/03/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the latest available statistics on the proportion of looked-after 16-17 year-olds living in (a) independent or semi-independent accommodation and (b) all care settings that are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	142512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>The total number of children looked after aged 16-17 from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds who lived in independent or semi-independent accommodation on 31 March 2021 was 2,970 (which represents 50% of the children looked after population aged 16-17 who lived in independent or semi-independent accommodation). The number of children from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds from this age cohort who lived in all care settings on 31 March 2021 was 6,910 (which represents 37% of the children looked after population aged 16-17).</p><p>Figures on children looked after for all ages by ethnicity and placement type were published in the Statistical Release ‘Children looked after in England, including adoption: 2020 to 2021', which is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2020-to-2021</a>.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 23/03/2022 17:16:52 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1441524

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
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	Employment: Pregnancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2022 to Question 117049 on Employment: Pregnancy, if he will publish (a) the Terms of Reference and (b) the minutes of the meeting of 23 September 2021 of his Department's Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination Advisory Board.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	140547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>The Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination Advisory Board has been established and is considering the information and guidance available on pregnancy and maternity discrimination to ensure it continues to be relevant and is effective in supporting employers and employees.</p><p> </p><p>The minutes of the first meeting and terms of reference are being drafted and will be reviewed at its next meeting.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/03/2022 16:50:08 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1437770

registered interest
date	03/03/2022
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	Midwives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure continuity in NHS midwifery care.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	134080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p>The ambition for the National Health Service in England is for midwifery continuity of carer to be the default model of care for maternity services, and available to all pregnant women. We have committed that by 2024, 75% of women from a black/black British and Asian/Asian British ethnic background and women from the 10% of neighbourhoods that are most deprived nationally will receive continuity of carer.</p><p>Continuity of carer will be enhanced for women from the most deprived areas and there will be additional midwifery time and/or additional staff dedicated to women from these areas with the highest health and social care needs. In advance of this, most pregnant women from black, Asian and mixed ethnicity backgrounds and also from the most deprived areas will be placed on a continuity of carer pathway in 2022.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are investing £6.8 million to support Local Maternity Systems to co-produce and implement their equity and equality action plans, including the implementation of continuity of carer for black, Asian and mixed ethnic groups and those living in the most deprived areas.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 09/03/2022 15:52:31 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 56215 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1437453

registered interest
date	02/03/2022
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	Health and Safety: Pregnancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether there is a specialist Health and Safety Executive service to deliver advice to employers, employees and local authority officers on risk assessment and management for pregnant women and new mothers in the workplace.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	133268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2022 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has a long established advice line where concerns can be raised, general enquiries answered and where appropriate, referred to policy, inspector and occupational health specialists for further advice. This includes advice on risk assessment and management for pregnant women and new mothers. <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/contact.htm#health-and-safety-guidance" target="_blank">Ways to contact HSE</a></p><p> </p><p>HSE do not hold data on the number of pregnant women whose employer undertakes an individual risk assessment and who report that all risks were addressed during that assessment.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 133269 question first answered 10/03/2022 11:59:19 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1437455

registered interest
date	02/03/2022
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	Health and Safety: Pregnancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the proportion of pregnant women in the workplace (a) whose employer undertakes an individual risk assessment and (b) who report that all risks were addressed during that assessment.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	133269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2022 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has a long established advice line where concerns can be raised, general enquiries answered and where appropriate, referred to policy, inspector and occupational health specialists for further advice. This includes advice on risk assessment and management for pregnant women and new mothers. <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/contact.htm#health-and-safety-guidance" target="_blank">Ways to contact HSE</a></p><p> </p><p>HSE do not hold data on the number of pregnant women whose employer undertakes an individual risk assessment and who report that all risks were addressed during that assessment.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 133268 question first answered 10/03/2022 11:59:19 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1435554

registered interest
date	25/02/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Ukraine: Minority Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the risk to people from (a) Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, (b) LGBT+ minorities and (c) religious minorities as a result of the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	129876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>We are concerned about credible reports of discrimination against people of African, Asian and other minority ethnic backgrounds amongst those seeking to leave Ukraine. The UK is committed to the principle of non-discrimination on any grounds, including on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or race. Combating violence and discrimination against minorities forms an important part of our wider international human rights work. We have pledged £220 million of aid, which includes £120 million of humanitarian assistance and deployed UK humanitarian experts to support Ukraine's neighbours, who are receiving and supporting refugees fleeing Ukraine, through providing logistics advice and analysis of needs on the ground.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 129877 question first answered 07/03/2022 16:53:01 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1435555

registered interest
date	25/02/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Ukraine: Minority Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support her Department is offering to people from (a) Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, (b) LGBT+ minorities and (c) religious minorities in the Ukraine; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	129877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>We are concerned about credible reports of discrimination against people of African, Asian and other minority ethnic backgrounds amongst those seeking to leave Ukraine. The UK is committed to the principle of non-discrimination on any grounds, including on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or race. Combating violence and discrimination against minorities forms an important part of our wider international human rights work. We have pledged £220 million of aid, which includes £120 million of humanitarian assistance and deployed UK humanitarian experts to support Ukraine's neighbours, who are receiving and supporting refugees fleeing Ukraine, through providing logistics advice and analysis of needs on the ground.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 129876 question first answered 07/03/2022 16:53:01 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1435558

registered interest
date	25/02/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Ukraine: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support the evacuation of people where needed from (a) Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, (b) LGBT+ minorities and (c) religious minorities from Ukraine; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	129878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>The UK is committed to the principle of non-discrimination on any grounds, including on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or race. As of 2 March, over 1 million people are reported by the UN to have left Ukraine [link: https://data2.unhcr.org/en/situations/ukraine]. These numbers will continue to rise while Russia continues this reprehensible and needless attack.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 07/03/2022 17:59:23 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1434142

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
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	Health and Safety: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what work is being done by the Health and Safety Executive towards improving protections for women workers against endocrine-disrupting chemicals; and what analysis has been undertaken on the outcomes of women workers' exposure to such chemicals.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	127534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>Specific control measures exist to minimise exposure to chemicals with endocrine disrupting properties through the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) regulatory work on plant protection products (pesticides) and biocides, and through its regulatory regimes (Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) and Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)). These measures apply to all workers and they aim to reduce use and exposure to such chemicals and stimulate replacement with safer alternatives. This framework does not specifically target women’s exposure to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs).</p><p> </p><p>CLP classifies chemicals, including those with endocrine disrupting properties, for the intrinsic hazards they possess, and this will filter through to labels, safety data sheets and other controls in order to reduce use and exposure to such chemicals and recommend safer alternatives.</p><p> </p><p>Regulation 16 of The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (MHSWR) requires the risk assessment to include any risks to females of childbearing age who could become pregnant, and any risks to new and expectant mothers. These risks can be from any process, working condition or work involving physical, biological or chemical agents.</p><p> </p><p>No specific analysis has been undertaken by HSE on the outcomes of women workers as a result of exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 28/02/2022 16:26:41 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 53371 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1434165

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure local transport authorities meet their obligations under the Equality Act 2010 in relation to bus services.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	127536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>Local Transport Authorities (LTAs) are responsible for complying with the obligations under the Equality Act and the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) in particular. The Department’s role includes influencing, enabling and encouraging LTAs to provide good bus services for everyone. The guidance to LTAs on developing their Local Transport Plans is being revised and will remind LTAs that they must actively pay regard to the PSED in relation to the provision of bus services.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 25/02/2022 14:42:31 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds