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Written Question
Government Departments: Stonewall
Thursday 30th January 2025

Asked by: Claire Coutinho (Conservative - East Surrey)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Government Departments are members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)

Government departments are responsible for decisions about whether to buy services from third sector organisations to support equality, diversity and inclusion in their organisations. Currently no government department is a member of Stonewall.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Oct 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Department for Work and Pensions new progression offer will help claimants on universal credit to identify opportunities in their current role or a new role. We have also increased the national living wage, reduced the universal credit taper rate and increased the work allowance to ensure that work pays...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Oct 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"Childcare is an important issue. Since 2010, we have doubled childcare to 30 hours for working parents, with a universal offer of 15 hours, and covering 85% of childcare costs under universal credit. We have also had much discussion in recent weeks about childcare ratios. I will ensure that the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Oct 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"I thank my hon. Friend for her impressive campaigning on this issue. I was privileged to be in the Chamber when she made some of her speeches about it this year. I will look into the matter and ensure that I write to her about it...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Oct 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"We have provided lots of cost of living support for families and particularly for women. We will write to the hon. Lady further about the issue...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Oct 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"I completely dispute that characterisation of the Government. We have not only taken comprehensive steps to support people financially this year, targeting support at vulnerable households and families and putting in place an energy price cap, but increased the national living wage and changed the universal credit taper rate. We …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Oct 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"The changes in flexible working that we saw during the pandemic have been helpful to women. The Government have taken action in consulting on flexible working. It is a matter for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, so I will ensure that the relevant Minister writes to her …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Oct 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"This continues to be an important ministerial post in Government. The Secretary of State will have strategic oversight, but let me leave the hon. Lady in no doubt about how important the issue is to this Government. With 1.3 million more people in work, billions more in funding for children …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Oct 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"My hon. Friend has always been a passionate advocate for compassionate conservatism. We are looking at the issue very carefully. We are going to accept all the recommendations of the Holmes review of public appointments and I point my hon. Friend in the direction of the DWP progression work that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Sep 2022
UK Energy Costs

"All summer, like many Members, I have been hearing from households, businesses, schools and other public sector organisations and community centres that have been worried about their energy bills going up fivefold, in many cases. I therefore warmly welcome the speed and ambition of the package, which will bring much …..."
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