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Written Question
Census: Statutory Instruments
Monday 3rd February 2020

Asked by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent Central)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to lay the statutory instrument to make provision for Census 2021.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The draft Census (England and Wales) Order 2020 will be presented to both Houses in due course.


Written Question
Census: Gender Recognition
Monday 3rd February 2020

Asked by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent Central)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to include a non-gendered option on the Census 2021.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The Office for National Statistics recommendations for the next Census are set out in the White Paper 'Help Shape our Future: The 2021 Census of Population and Housing in England and Wales' published in December 2018. This includes the recommendation that the 2021 Census includes for the first time a voluntary gender identity question, in addition to retaining a binary female/male sex question. The relevant considerations are set out at paragraphs 3.34 to 3.45 of the White Paper.

The content of the 2021 Census for England and Wales will be set in secondary legislation, beginning with the Census Order, which will be laid before Parliament in due course.


Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Monday 10th September 2018

Asked by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent Central)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Prime Minister, when her office plans fully to respond to the letters of the hon. Member for Brent Central of (a) 18 April 2018 on Windrush landing cards, (b) 20 April 2018 on next steps to address the Windrush scandal, (c) 30 April 2018 on deportation flights and (d) 18 May 2018 on the lack of responses to previous letters of the hon. Member for Brent Central.

Answered by Theresa May

Replies have been sent by my Rt Hon Friend, the Minister of State for Immigration.


Written Question
Ethnic Groups: Equality
Tuesday 27th February 2018

Asked by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent Central)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the timetable is for government departments to report on how they plan to respond to the recommendations of the October 2017 Race Disparity Audit.

Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

On the new Ethnicity Facts and Figures website, the Race Disparity Audit brings together thousands of statistics on ethnic disparities covering more than 130 topics in areas including health, education, employment and the criminal justice system. The data shows that there continue to be significant disparities across public services for people of different ethnicities.

The Prime Minister has been clear that where a disparity in how people from different ethnic backgrounds cannot be explained by reference to other factors it must be changed. The Government has already launched a programme of work to tackle ethnic disparities in employment, education and criminal justice. Detailed analytical work is underway across departments to consider the disparities highlighted by the Audit, and further announcements about action will be made in due course.


Written Question
Public Sector: Ethnic Groups
Thursday 7th September 2017

Asked by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent Central)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who is responsible for the timetable on publishing the findings of the Government's race audit of public services.

Answered by Damian Green

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and I are jointly responsible for the Race Disparity Audit. The timing of the Audit was agreed by the Government collectively. The Audit will be published in the Autumn, 2017.


Written Question
Public Sector: Equality
Monday 24th July 2017

Asked by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent Central)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government is still carrying out its audit of racial disparities in public services.

Answered by Damian Green

The Government continues to carry out work on the Race Disparity Audit which will be published in Autumn 2017.




Written Question
Public Sector: Ethnic Groups
Tuesday 18th July 2017

Asked by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent Central)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect of the delay to the release of the Government's race audit of public services on the annual update of that report.

Answered by Damian Green

The Government is committed to publishing the findings of the Race Disparity Audit in Autumn 2017. Once published, the data on the website will be updated as and when new data becomes available.


Written Question
Public Service: Equality
Monday 17th July 2017

Asked by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent Central)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government's audit of public services for racial disparities has been completed.

Answered by Damian Green

The Government is committed to publishing the findings of the Race Disparity Audit and we expect to do so in Autumn 2017.

All UK Government Departments and all three Devolved Administrations have been consulted about the development of the Audit. Outside organisations consulted so far about the Race Disparity Audit are listed below.

No.

ORGANISATION

1.

BEMIS Scotland

2.

Birkbeck College, University of London

3.

Black Training and Enterprise Group

4.

BME Health Forum

5.

Bradford City Council

6.

Bradford College Group

7.

Bradford Health and Well Being Board

8.

Bristol University

9.

Business In The Community

10.

Camden Council

11.

CEMVO Scotland

12.

Changing the Chemistry (CtC)

13.

City of London Academies Trust

14.

Education and Employers

15.

Equality and Diversity Forum

16.

Equality and Human Rights Commission

17.

Friends, Families and Travellers

18.

FullFact

19.

Green Park Recruitment

20.

Hackney Council

21.

Haringey Council

22.

Harris Federation

23.

London School of Economics

24.

NatCen Social Research

25.

NHS BME Network

26.

NHS Yorkshire and Humber Commissioning Support

27.

Office for Fair Access

28.

Open Data Institute

29.

Operation Black Vote

30.

QED UK

31.

Race Equality Foundation

32.

Race on the Agenda

33.

Royal College of Psychiatrists

34.

Runnymede Trust

35.

Sheffield Council

36.

Sheffield University

37.

South London and Maudsley NHS Trust

38.

St. Giles Trust

39.

Universities UK

40.

University of Edinburgh

41.

University of Essex

42.

University of Manchester

43.

University of Oxford


Written Question
Public Service: Equality
Monday 17th July 2017

Asked by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent Central)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which organisations and groups have been consulted as part of the Government's audit of public services for racial disparities.

Answered by Damian Green

The Government is committed to publishing the findings of the Race Disparity Audit and we expect to do so in Autumn 2017.

All UK Government Departments and all three Devolved Administrations have been consulted about the development of the Audit. Outside organisations consulted so far about the Race Disparity Audit are listed below.

No.

ORGANISATION

1.

BEMIS Scotland

2.

Birkbeck College, University of London

3.

Black Training and Enterprise Group

4.

BME Health Forum

5.

Bradford City Council

6.

Bradford College Group

7.

Bradford Health and Well Being Board

8.

Bristol University

9.

Business In The Community

10.

Camden Council

11.

CEMVO Scotland

12.

Changing the Chemistry (CtC)

13.

City of London Academies Trust

14.

Education and Employers

15.

Equality and Diversity Forum

16.

Equality and Human Rights Commission

17.

Friends, Families and Travellers

18.

FullFact

19.

Green Park Recruitment

20.

Hackney Council

21.

Haringey Council

22.

Harris Federation

23.

London School of Economics

24.

NatCen Social Research

25.

NHS BME Network

26.

NHS Yorkshire and Humber Commissioning Support

27.

Office for Fair Access

28.

Open Data Institute

29.

Operation Black Vote

30.

QED UK

31.

Race Equality Foundation

32.

Race on the Agenda

33.

Royal College of Psychiatrists

34.

Runnymede Trust

35.

Sheffield Council

36.

Sheffield University

37.

South London and Maudsley NHS Trust

38.

St. Giles Trust

39.

Universities UK

40.

University of Edinburgh

41.

University of Essex

42.

University of Manchester

43.

University of Oxford


Written Question
Public Service: Equality
Monday 17th July 2017

Asked by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent Central)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the timetable is for the publication of the Government's audit of public services for racial disparities.

Answered by Damian Green

The Government is committed to publishing the findings of the Race Disparity Audit and we expect to do so in Autumn 2017.

All UK Government Departments and all three Devolved Administrations have been consulted about the development of the Audit. Outside organisations consulted so far about the Race Disparity Audit are listed below.

No.

ORGANISATION

1.

BEMIS Scotland

2.

Birkbeck College, University of London

3.

Black Training and Enterprise Group

4.

BME Health Forum

5.

Bradford City Council

6.

Bradford College Group

7.

Bradford Health and Well Being Board

8.

Bristol University

9.

Business In The Community

10.

Camden Council

11.

CEMVO Scotland

12.

Changing the Chemistry (CtC)

13.

City of London Academies Trust

14.

Education and Employers

15.

Equality and Diversity Forum

16.

Equality and Human Rights Commission

17.

Friends, Families and Travellers

18.

FullFact

19.

Green Park Recruitment

20.

Hackney Council

21.

Haringey Council

22.

Harris Federation

23.

London School of Economics

24.

NatCen Social Research

25.

NHS BME Network

26.

NHS Yorkshire and Humber Commissioning Support

27.

Office for Fair Access

28.

Open Data Institute

29.

Operation Black Vote

30.

QED UK

31.

Race Equality Foundation

32.

Race on the Agenda

33.

Royal College of Psychiatrists

34.

Runnymede Trust

35.

Sheffield Council

36.

Sheffield University

37.

South London and Maudsley NHS Trust

38.

St. Giles Trust

39.

Universities UK

40.

University of Edinburgh

41.

University of Essex

42.

University of Manchester

43.

University of Oxford