Written Question
Thursday 20th October 2022
Asked by:
Baroness Harman (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what percentage of current Chairs of Public Sector Bodies are women; and how this percentage has changed since 1992.
Answered by Chris Philp
- Shadow Home Secretary
The Cabinet Office publishes annual data on public appointments diversity. The latest figures, published 21 October 2021, show that the proportion of Chair, or Chair equivalent roles filled by women in post on 31 March 2021 was 33%. In 2017, the comparative figure was 30%. Comparative figures are not available for earlier years. Data for 31 March 2022 will be published before the end of the year.
Written Question
Thursday 20th October 2022
Asked by:
Baroness Harman (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many women were victims of homicide in each year since 2015.
Answered by Chris Philp
- Shadow Home Secretary
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the Hon. Member's Parliamentary Question of 17 October is attached.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 09 Sep 2022
Tributes to Her Late Majesty The Queen
"Thank you, Mr Speaker. What an excellent speech from the right hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson), which I am sure will have resonated in every Member of this House and, indeed, everyone in this country. It was a brilliant speech.
I am grateful for the opportunity …..."Baroness Harman - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Feb 2022
Speaker’s Statement
"Thank you, Mr Speaker. On behalf of myself and my family, I warmly thank all hon. Members who have spoken today. I say to everyone from all the around the country who has sent us cards, emails, texts, tweets, and who have posted on Facebook, that the memories they have …..."Baroness Harman - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Dec 2021
Human Rights Legislation
"I thank the Justice Secretary for his statement. It sounds as if he has come to the House with many of the complaints that all his predecessors since the Conservatives have been in government have made when they pledged to change the Human Rights Act, but those proposals have ended …..."Baroness Harman - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 08 Nov 2021
Committee on Standards: Decision of the House
"Will the right hon. Gentleman explain why he is speaking in this debate rather than the Leader of the House, whose job it is to deal with the standards decision? Is this not adding insult to injury and showing that the Government really do not understand the issue?..."Baroness Harman - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 18 Oct 2021
Tributes to Sir David Amess
"Beyond the horror that we all feel, Sir David’s family are first and foremost in my thoughts. I want to add my heartfelt sympathy to his wife and children. Their statement, released in their unimaginable shock and grief, shows such extraordinary dignity.
Sir David was one of the most dedicated …..."Baroness Harman - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Aug 2021
Afghanistan
"It is an honour to follow the Father of the House.
I strongly agree with what was said by the Leader of the Opposition and by the right hon. Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May), who speaks with the experience of having served as Prime Minister. I particularly agree with what …..."Baroness Harman - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 22nd June 2021
Asked by:
Baroness Harman (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Rt Hon Lord Frost CMG plans to appear before the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee following his recent postponement.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt
Lord Frost will appear before the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee on 29 June 2021 alongside the Minister of State for Digital and Culture, Caroline Dinenage MP.
Written Question
Thursday 29th April 2021
Asked by:
Baroness Harman (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Rt Hon Lord Frost CMG plans to appear before the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt
The Government is committed to Parliamentary scrutiny of our new relationship with the EU, and recognises the important role played by Select Committees, in particular the European Scrutiny Committee and the European Affairs Committee before which Lord Frost will be appearing in the coming weeks. Lord Frost has agreed to appear before the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee on 10 June together with DCMS Ministers.