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1086590

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	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: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the guidance entitled, Procurement policy note 03/14: promoting tax compliance, how many suppliers were allocated contracts by her Department as a result of complying with (a) one and (b) more than one of the mitigating circumstances after failing the tax compliance questions.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	230881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>GEO have reviewed their relevant contracts and no contracts have been awarded to supplier in which the mitigating circumstances, with regards to tax compliance, apply.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 15/03/2019 16:06:59 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1388718

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2021
	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	Islamophobia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what her Department’s policy is for (a) describing and (b) communicating incidences of racism targeting expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	94509
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>This Government remains committed to stamping out anti-Muslim hatred and all forms of religious prejudice. It is unacceptable for anyone to feel unsafe while practicing their religion and we continue to take a zero-tolerance approach to anti-Muslim hatred. The adoption of a definition of Islamophobia by the Government remains under consideration.</p><p>In 2020-21 DLUHC provided £1.8million in funding for the Faith, Race and Hate Crime Grant Scheme which supported established community groups and civil society organisations to run short projects that champion the Government's commitment to building a diverse and tolerant society for all faiths and races.</p><p>The Government’s new Hate Crime Strategy will be published shortly and will build on the successes of the previous Action Plan in tackling all forms of hate crime.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 05/01/2022 12:39:05 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1399860

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	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	LGBT Advisory Panel: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to her oral evidence to the Women and Equalities Committee on 25 May 2021, HC 133, Qq 68, what progress she has made on the recruitment of a new LGBT advisory panel.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	98407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to promoting and realising equality for LGBT people at home and abroad. The Government’s team of Equality Ministers are leading on commitments such as banning so-called conversion therapy, digitising the gender recognition process and delivering Safe to Be Me: A Global Equality Conference, later this year. The Government is drawing on the services and advice of Lord Herbert of South Downs as the Special Envoy on LGBT rights and Chair of the Conference, Iain Anderson as LGBT Business Champion, as well as Dr Michael Brady as the National LGBT Health Adviser. Ministers and officials regularly engage with stakeholders on a range of issues and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 10/01/2022 14:58:18 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1404073

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2022
	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	LGBT+ People: Surveys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, for what reason the Government Equalities Office published a collection of documents relating to the 2017 National LGBT Survey and 2018 Action Plan on the Department's website on 4 January 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	106860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2022 answer text <p>Earlier last year, the Minister for Women and Equalities set out her top LGBT policy priorities, which we are making good progress towards delivering. We have launched a public consultation on our plans to ban Conversion Therapy; we are digitising the Gender Recognition Certificate application process, having already reduced the fee, and are improving healthcare for trans people. In December 2021, we published the HIV Action Plan, whilst also announcing the end of the ban on HIV+ people joining the UK armed forces. This month we have announced an independent review into the impact of the pre-2000 ban on homosexuality in the armed forces on LGBT veterans, as part of the Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan.</p><p>We have appointed Iain Anderson as LGBT Business Champion, and the Prime Minister has appointed Lord Herbert of South Downs as Special Envoy on LGBT rights, with both an international and domestic focus. The UK will also be hosting its first global LGBT conference in June, <em>Safe To Be Me</em>, which will bring together government representatives, businesses, civil society and international parliamentarians to address the safety of LGBT people at home and abroad.</p><p>The UK Government regularly updates GOV.UK to improve the experience and accessibility of users. The update on 4 January 2022, regarding the 2017 National LGBT Survey and 2018 Action Plan, was to support user access to existing, previously published, documents.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 106861 question first answered 20/01/2022 16:04:53 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1404074

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2022
	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	LGBT+ People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the status is of the Government's LGBT Action Plan.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	106861
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2022 answer text <p>Earlier last year, the Minister for Women and Equalities set out her top LGBT policy priorities, which we are making good progress towards delivering. We have launched a public consultation on our plans to ban Conversion Therapy; we are digitising the Gender Recognition Certificate application process, having already reduced the fee, and are improving healthcare for trans people. In December 2021, we published the HIV Action Plan, whilst also announcing the end of the ban on HIV+ people joining the UK armed forces. This month we have announced an independent review into the impact of the pre-2000 ban on homosexuality in the armed forces on LGBT veterans, as part of the Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan.</p><p>We have appointed Iain Anderson as LGBT Business Champion, and the Prime Minister has appointed Lord Herbert of South Downs as Special Envoy on LGBT rights, with both an international and domestic focus. The UK will also be hosting its first global LGBT conference in June, <em>Safe To Be Me</em>, which will bring together government representatives, businesses, civil society and international parliamentarians to address the safety of LGBT people at home and abroad.</p><p>The UK Government regularly updates GOV.UK to improve the experience and accessibility of users. The update on 4 January 2022, regarding the 2017 National LGBT Survey and 2018 Action Plan, was to support user access to existing, previously published, documents.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 106860 question first answered 20/01/2022 16:04:53 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1453255

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2022
	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 steps her Department has taken during the consultation on Banning conversions therapy to close the gap in available data on the impact of conversion therapies on (a) women and (b) people from ethnic minority groups.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	145021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>Findings from the National LGBT Survey 2017, which had responses from over 108,000 LGBT people in the UK, found that men were generally slightly more likely to have undergone or been offered conversion therapy (8%) than women (6%). Black/African/Caribbean/black British (13%) and Asian/Asian British (14%) respondents, and respondents belonging to an ‘other’ ethnic group (15%), were more likely than white (7%) respondents to have undergone or been offered conversion therapy.</p><p>Our consultation on banning conversion therapy, which closed on 4 February, collected data on the sex and ethnicity of respondents, along with other demographics. This data will be considered as part of our analysis of consultation results. We have no current plans to undertake any additional research however, alongside the consultation, officials and Ministers continue to engage with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure all perspectives are heard.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 28/03/2022 07:38:58 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1458527

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2022
	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	Safe to Be Me Conference: Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what are the total costs incurred to date by her Department in preparation towards the Safe to Be Me: A Global Equality Conference.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	155906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>We announced our decision to cancel Safe To Be Me: A Global Equality Conference on 6 April 2022. Expenditure to that point, and due to the cancellation, is estimated to be between £0.41 million and £0.61 million.</p><p>We are engaging our suppliers to determine whether any costs can be recovered for work that had not yet been undertaken. We are also exploring whether any commitments made could be deferred to support future government events. As a result, these figures are provisional but represent the upper range of the costs the government will incur. The final position will be reflected in departmental accounts in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 26/04/2022 09:05:16 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1464007

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2022
	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	Safe to Be Me Conference: Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Answer of 26 April 2022 to Question 155906, if she will provide a breakdown of the estimated costs incurred by her Department in preparation for the Safe to Be Me: A Global Equality Conference as of 18 May 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	4676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>We announced our decision to cancel Safe To Be Me: A Global Equality Conference on 6 April 2022. As stated in the answer of 26 April 2022 to Question 155906, expenditure to that point, and due to the cancellation, is estimated to be between £0.41 million and £0.61 million. We are still working with suppliers to reconcile costs for work that had not been undertaken at the time of cancellation. Therefore as of 18 May 2022, we estimate the costs to be as set out in the table below.<strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Category of spend</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost (including VAT)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Description</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Venue</p></td><td><p>£200,000</p></td><td><p>The Government is liable to pay a cancellation charge as stated in the contract.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Production</p></td><td><p>£365,000</p></td><td><p>Already incurred production costs.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We are currently exploring whether VAT can be recovered on any of these costs. The final position will be reflected in departmental accounts in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 23/05/2022 11:30:52 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1467260

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2022
	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 and Equalities: Safe to Be Me Conference
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will publish an estimate of the number of hours worked by officials in her Department in preparation for Safe to Be Me: A Global Equality Conference.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	11845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>We announced our decision to cancel Safe To Be Me: A Global Equality Conference on 6 April 2022. At the time of cancellation, there were 9.25 FTE staff within the International LGBT team in the Cabinet Office who were working on the Conference full time with oversight from a Deputy Director. The Cabinet Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office worked closely together to deliver the Conference.</p><p>The request to publish details of each meeting held in preparation for the Conference and the number of staff present at those meetings can only be provided at disproportionate cost. The Conference was being prepared over the course of several years and until the time of cancellation, the Conference team held numerous meetings with key stakeholders within and outside of government, and through international networks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 11846 question first answered 08/06/2022 08:11:39 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1467261

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2022
	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 and Equalities: Safe to Be Me Conference
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will publish (a) details of each meeting held by her Department in preparation for the Safe to Be Me: A Global Equality Conference and (b) the number of departmental staff that were present at those meetings.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	11846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>We announced our decision to cancel Safe To Be Me: A Global Equality Conference on 6 April 2022. At the time of cancellation, there were 9.25 FTE staff within the International LGBT team in the Cabinet Office who were working on the Conference full time with oversight from a Deputy Director. The Cabinet Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office worked closely together to deliver the Conference.</p><p>The request to publish details of each meeting held in preparation for the Conference and the number of staff present at those meetings can only be provided at disproportionate cost. The Conference was being prepared over the course of several years and until the time of cancellation, the Conference team held numerous meetings with key stakeholders within and outside of government, and through international networks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 11845 question first answered 08/06/2022 08:11:39 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds