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1433695

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Public Transport: WiFi
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department includes a requirement for operators to block pornography through public WiFi on public transport and prohibit this activity through individual internet connection when letting rail franchising agreements.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	126791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>In July 2018, Andrew Jones MP (former Minister for Rail) wrote to the Rail Delivery Group and urged train operators to sign up to the Friendly WiFi scheme to show they support blocking inappropriate material, including pornography, from being accessed while travelling on the rail network.</p><p>There are three companies who provide WiFi connectivity for trains, and in July 2019 we received confirmation that all three suppliers are signed up to the Friendly WiFi scheme.</p><p>There is no requirement for train operators to sign up to the scheme under franchise agreements.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 25/02/2022 11:17:07 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1421265

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Answer of 1 February to Question 11694 and Answer of 26 June 2020 to Question 28755, what (a) internal management information processes or (b) publication standards has changed within the last two years that prevent an answer to Question111694.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	121911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>Pursuant to answer of 1 February to Question 11694 and answer of 26 June 2020 to Question 28755, there have not been any changes to internal management information processes or publication standard that have changed within the last two years.</p><p>The Home Office remains committed to routinely publishing information which shows the number of cases in the entire asylum system outstanding, however some data we are unable to provide as it is not easily aggregated, can only be obtained at disproportionate costs or not held in a reportable format.</p><p>However, data on case age can be found in ASY_03 of the published Transparency data:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data</a></p><p>Whilst there are a number of older outstanding cases in the system, these are more complex cases which generally have barriers that prevents an initial asylum decision being made. These barriers are often varied and require time to clear, but our teams are actively working to clear and progress these to a decision.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/02/2022 15:57:05 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1419084

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2022
	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	UN Committee On the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, on what date the Government last submitted a report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	117047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK’s combined twenty-first to twenty-third periodic State Report on the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination (ICERD) was submitted in 2016. The Government's interim response to recommendations was submitted in 2017.</p><p>The UK’s combined twenty-fourth to twenty-sixth periodic report to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination will be submitted shortly. The ICERD State Report is an invaluable opportunity for us to assess our work to combat racial disparities and discrimination since our last report in 2016</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 07/02/2022 17:51:29 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1419263

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2022
	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, when the Government last reviewed the recommendations of (a) the Equal Opportunities Commission’s 2006 report, Greater Expectations, on its investigation into discrimination against new and expectant mothers in the workplace and (b) subsequent reports by the Equality and Human Rights Commission on Pregnancy and Maternity Related Discrimination and Disadvantage in 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	117049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>The Equal Opportunities Commission’s Greater Expectations report and subsequently EHRC’s work, which was based on research jointly commissioned with the then Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, made a number of recommendations to respond to the risk and impact of pregnancy and maternity discrimination in the workplace.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has an active programme of work in this area. We have consulted and committed to introduce legislation to improve redundancy protections for pregnant women and new mothers. We will introduce this when Parliamentary time allows. We have also established a Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination Advisory Board comprising business representatives, family groups and the TUC. The Board is considering the information and guidance on pregnancy and maternity discrimination to ensure it continues to be relevant and is effective in supporting employers and employees.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 10/02/2022 14:53:27 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1419264

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Employment: Pregnancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunal cases related to alleged discrimination against new and expectant mothers were lodged in (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	117050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>The number of employment tribunal claims alleging discrimination against new and expectant mothers can be found in the Main Tables under Total number of receipts by jurisdiction on the Statistic Quarterly pages here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 10/02/2022 17:03:27 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1419265

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2022
	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	Employment: Pregnancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to work with unions and industry groups to prepare example individual risk assessments for pregnant women and new mothers in different roles indicating the circumstances in which women should be suspended on full pay under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	117051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>Employers know their workplace and associated risks the best, and should discuss the individual circumstances with new and expectant mothers who work for them.</p><p> </p><p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) provides guidance to employers on managing risk and how to complete a risk assessment for their business (<a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/mothers/employer/risk-assessment.htm" target="_blank">Protecting new and expectant mothers at work - Risk assessment (hse.gov.uk)</a>). This guidance includes examples of common risks faced by new and expectant mothers. It also explains what to do if significant risks cannot be controlled, and where suspending workers on full pay may be appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>HSE is working with unions and industry groups to ensure this guidance is up to date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 09/02/2022 15:52:58 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1419267

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2022
	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	Employment: Pregnancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls the Health and Safety Executive public advice line has received in relation to new and expectant mothers in the workplace since it was reinstated during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	117052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has operated a concerns and advice telephone service since before the covid-19 pandemic. Concerns can also be submitted online.</p><p> </p><p>Over the last five financial years and current year to date, the total number of concerns reported to HSE related to the terms ‘pregnant’, ‘pregnancy’ and ‘new mother’ are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Pregnancy/New mother Related</p></td><td><p>Total Concerns Received</p></td><td><p>% of total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>22,497</p></td><td><p>0.74%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>26,507</p></td><td><p>0.59%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>29,476</p></td><td><p>0.50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19/20</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>32,490</p></td><td><p>0.53%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20/21</p></td><td><p>282</p></td><td><p>46,103</p></td><td><p>0.61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21/YTD</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>19,904</p></td><td><p>0.52%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 09/02/2022 15:47:45 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1419268

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2022
	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	Employment: Pregnancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what formal enforcement action has been taken by the Health and Safety Executive against employers for breaching health and safety regulations in relation to new and expectant mothers since 24 September 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	117053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) uses a range of enforcement tools to ensure compliance with health and safety legislation from advice through to enforcement notices and prosecution.</p><p> </p><p>HSE adopts the appropriate intervention techniques to regulating workplace health and safety legislation.</p><p> </p><p>There have been no improvement or prohibition notices issued or prosecutions taken since 24 September 2020 in relation to new and expectant mothers.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 09/02/2022 15:59:47 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1418672

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: Police
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that communication between the Crown Prosecution Service and the police is as swift as possible.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	116034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2022 answer text <p>The effective communication and progression of cases between investigators and prosecutors is vital to secure swift and effective outcomes for victims and witnesses. Improvement in this area is a priority for the police and CPS at both a national and local level.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2021, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) and College of Policing published a joint National Case Progression Commitment, which provided an in-depth analysis of the barriers to effective case progression; and sets out their commitment to taking action to drive improvement.</p><p> </p><p>This work is overseen at a national level by a Joint Operational Improvement Board (JOIB), which is co-chaired by the Director of Public Prosecutions and the NPCC’s lead for criminal justice, Assistant Commissioner Nick Ephgrave. The Attorney General and I regularly meet with the Director of Public Prosecutions to discuss progress.</p><p> </p><p>At a local level, the recent introduction of Joint Operational Improvement Meetings has fundamentally changed how issues are identified and addressed. These meetings create a forum to better improve direct communication between the CPS and the police and enhance early collaboration to resolve issues. They also provide an opportunity for CPS Areas and police forces to improve casework performance, through strong working relationships and practises.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 04/02/2022 12:04:32 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1418759

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2022
	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	Protective Clothing: Females
	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 his Department has taken to ensure that future purchase of PPE is undertaken with a view to ensuring that it fits female wearers as well as male wearers.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	116035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2022 answer text <p>Personal protective equipment is designed to be unisex and offer protection for all wearers. However, buying teams will source a range of different sizes.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 04/02/2022 13:23:31 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds