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1488605

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date	13/07/2022
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	Hate Crime: LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to prevent hate crimes against LGBT+ people.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	901084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government takes all hate crimes seriously, and we have robust laws to respond to them. Whilst police recorded hate crimes targeting LGBT communities have increased, the biggest driver for this is improvements in police recording and the increased willingness of victims to come forward.</p><p>However, we are not complacent about these abhorrent crimes. We will continue to work with the police and stakeholders to understand what more can be done, and we will shortly respond to the Law Commission’s recent review of hate crime laws.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 13/07/2022 13:48:41 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1488606

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
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	Higher Education: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will take steps with the Secretary of State for Education to help ensure that the proportion of white state-school educated students obtaining a place in higher education is raised to the same proportion as mixed heritage, Black, Asian and Chinese students.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	901085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>There are still under-represented groups who are struggling to access Higher Education (HE), including white, working-class males.</p><p>Prior attainment is a key determinant of successful participation in HE.  When we account for this, we see reductions in the gaps between the most and least advantaged groups.</p><p>That is why we are refocusing the entire access and participation regime to drive up standards throughout the system – and we are asking universities to take a more direct role in doing this.</p><p>We are asking universities to raise standards in schools and colleges, offer flexible and skills-related courses, tackle drop-out rates, and support students throughout university and graduation into meaningful employment.</p><p>To increase aspiration and attainment a far greater focus needs to be placed on activities which benefit students, including summer schools, programmes of intervention in schools and targeted bursaries to assist with living costs.</p><p>An investment of up to £75 million has been announced to create a National Scholarship Scheme which will support high achieving disadvantaged students to reach their full potential.</p> answering member constituency Bassetlaw answering member printed Brendan Clarke-Smith question first answered 13/07/2022 13:31:04 answering member 4756 label Biography information for Brendan Clarke-Smith
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1488608

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
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	Mothers: Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to improve support for self-employed mothers who have children through surrogacy arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	901087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The Law Commissions of England &amp; Wales and Scotland plan to publish the report of their long-standing review of UK surrogacy legislation in November 2022. Upon receipt, the Government will consider the timetable for introducing this to Parliament for pre-legislative scrutiny.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 13/07/2022 16:00:38 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1488609

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
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	Spiking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent steps she has taken with Cabinet colleagues to tackle spiking.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	901088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>In recent months, we have been specifically focused on preparedness at summer events to prevent and respond to spiking incidents. The government has been working closely with the police, and the festivals and outdoor events sector to ensure that action is taken to protect potential victims and deter would be offenders.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 13/07/2022 13:51:29 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1488610

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
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	Equality: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to ensure that new technologies are deployed in accordance with equalities legislation.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	901089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>In its recently published Strategic Plan 2022 to 2025, the Equality and Human Rights Commission singled out digital services and artificial intelligence as one of its strategic priorities. The Commission intends to intervene where necessary to ensure that people are protected from discrimination online, just as they must be in more traditional settings.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 13/07/2022 13:53:05 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1487430

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Composite Materials: Air Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of hempcrete buildings on levels of indoor air pollution.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	32460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>I am not aware of government research carried out to specifically measure the effects of hempcrete on indoor air pollution levels.</p><p>To comply with the Building Regulations, new buildings must meet minimum ventilation requirements. Statutory guidance for the Building Regulations ventilation requirements is given in Approved Document F. Approved Document F gives guidance on the maximum levels of indoor air pollutants in buildings. The regulations are technology neutral, and alternative approaches to meeting the requirement for adequate ventilation can be used so long as it can be demonstrated to the Building Control Body that the building meets all relevant parts of the regulations.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 13/07/2022 15:06:31 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 12345 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1487855

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022; and what the name is of each consultancy contracted.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	33709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The Scotland Office incurred no spend on consultancy fees during 2020, 2021 or 2022.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 13/07/2022 15:13:28 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1487862

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
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	Carer's Allowance: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the impact of Carer's Allowance on the ability of unpaid carers to undertake employment.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	33932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The benefit system aims to support unpaid carers to work where they can and choose to do so. Those receiving Carer’s Allowance can receive net earnings of up to £132 a week. This earnings limit has increased by around one third since 2010. Many carers who are receiving Carer’s Allowance and doing some work will also be receiving Universal Credit. For those receiving Universal Credit, the 55% taper rate and any applicable work allowance will help to ensure that people are better off in work.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 13/07/2022 13:46:55 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1487555

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
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	Household Support Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Household Support Fund for supporting low income families.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	32927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The Household Support Fund has provided additional support for households who have needed extra help to meet cost of living pressures. The Department for Work and Pensions requires that Local Authorities provide management information returns detailing their expenditure.</p><p> </p><p>For the Household Support Fund, the returns record the Local Authority’s grant allocation, spend and volume of awards made in relation to food, energy and water bills, wider essentials and housing costs.</p><p> </p><p>This information, for the scheme running 6 October 2021- 31 March 2022, will be published shortly, and will be considered during future policy making.</p><p> </p><p>Management Information for previous discretionary welfare funds is published online and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-local-support-grant-management-information-17-april-to-30-september-2021/covid-local-support-grant-management-information-17-april-to-30-september-2021" target="_blank">COVID Local Support Grant management information</a>; <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/covid-winter-grant-management-information-1-december-2020-to-16-april-2021/covid-winter-grant-management-information-1-december-2020-to-16-april-2021" target="_blank">COVID Winter Grant management information</a>.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 13/07/2022 15:04:55 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1487560

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Protective Clothing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether headsets procured through the Urgent Capability Requirement procurement programme will be used on Ajax vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	32928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The specific headsets procured through the Urgent Capability Requirement are for current in-service vehicles only.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 13/07/2022 13:37:53 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey