Tag: Kate Green

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Green on 2016-04-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Romanian government on the treatment of the Roma community in that country.

Mr David Lidington

We closely follow the treatment of the Roma Community in Romania. The UK condemns discrimination in all its forms and has on numerous occasions discussed this issue with the Romanian government. The UK was represented at the Romanian Government’s Inter-Ministerial Committee responsible for monitoring the National Strategy for Roma Inclusion on 21 March. On 12 April the British Ambassador to Romania issued a public statement regarding discrimination against the Roma community, following acts of vandalism at the National Centre for Roma Culture’s tent at the University Square. We continue to urge the Romanian government to take all necessary measures to ensure that all its citizens can fully enjoy their rights.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Green on 2016-10-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has assessed the merits of updating the NHS data dictionary to include the 2011 census ethnic group classification, which includes gypsy or Irish traveller.

Nicola Blackwood

The NHS Equality and Diversity Council has an agenda to look at Data supporting equalities monitoring on the Equality Act 2010 ‘protected characteristics’, of which Ethnicity is one. A decision is pending on whether to adopt the Ethnicity values from the 2011 census within the National Health Service; currently the NHS standard is to use the 2001 values, which do not include gypsy or Irish traveller. Until this decision is made, and a change to existing data standards is brought through the Standardisation Committee for Care Information process, the NHS Data Dictionary values cannot be updated.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Green on 2015-11-06.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to implement the family test.

Brandon Lewis

Officials in my Department have liaised with the Department for Work and Pensions as the lead Department for the Family Test to embed it into the policy process. This has included training officials on applying the Test and disseminating relevant evidence, learning materials and best practice.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Green on 2015-11-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of his Department’s policies have been assessed against the family test; what steps he has taken to publish the outcome of such assessments; and if he will make a statement.

Mr Robert Goodwill

The Family Test was announced by the Prime Minister in August 2014 and introduced in October 2014. Department of Work and Pensions published guidance for Departments and officials on how the Test should be applied when formulating policy and my Department follows that guidance- Family Test Guidance

The Family Test is an integral part of the policy making process and is applied in a proportionate way in the development of all new policy in line with the Family Test guidance. As a result potential impacts of policy on family functioning and relationships are considered as part of the normal process of agreeing policy and any outcomes will be incorporated into the impact assessments published on legislation.gov.uk.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Green on 2016-01-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the implications are for his policies on encouraging the recruitment and development of BAME and women at senior staffing levels in the NHS of the findings of the Interim Report in the Review of Operational Productivity in NHS providers, undertaken by Lord Carter of Coles and published in June 2015.

George Freeman

The interim report ‘Review of Operational Productivity in NHS providers’ does not make recommendations on recruitment and development and should have no impact on policies relating to the recruitment and development of Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Groups and women at senior staffing levels in the National Health Service.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Green on 2016-04-27.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons progressive supranuclear palsy is not recorded as a cause of death on death certificates; and if he will make a statement.

Mr Rob Wilson

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Green on 2015-11-06.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many of his Department’s policies have been assessed against the family test; what steps he has taken to publish the outcome of such assessments that have been carried out; and if he will make a statement.

Brandon Lewis

Officials in my Department have liaised with the Department for Work and Pensions as the lead Department for the Family Test to embed it into the policy process. This has included training officials on applying the Test and disseminating relevant evidence, learning materials and best practice.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Green on 2015-11-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to implement the family test.

Mr Robert Goodwill

Officials in my Department have liaised with Department of Work and Pensions as the lead department for the Family Test on cross government activity to embed and encourage routine use of the Test. This has included training officials on applying the Test, disseminating relevant learning materials and best practice.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Green on 2016-02-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which organisations have provided diversity and equality training to judges since 1 January 2012.

Mr Shailesh Vara

Judicial training is a matter for the judiciary and is fulfilled by the Judicial College, which reports to the Lord Chief Justice and Senior President of Tribunals. Some outside organisations have been invited to provide input, under judicial direction, into judicial training programmes and materials, including on specialist subjects. The Judicial College does not have a consolidated record of which organisations these are.

Under the Judicial College Strategy, training in social context issues is incorporated into all training programmes and diversity and equal treatment issues are woven into the case studies used in training. The strategy is publicly available https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/about-the-judiciary/training-support/judicial-college/judicial-college-strategy-2015-2017/

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Green on 2016-04-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funds the Government has allocated for research into progressive supranuclear palsy in each of the last three years; and what plans the Government has to allocate further funding for research to support early diagnosis of and effective treatments for that condition.

George Freeman

In the last three years, the Department’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has funded research relating to progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) within the overall infrastructure awards for the following biomedical research centres and units. Spend specifically on research into PSP cannot be disaggregated from total spend through these awards.

– NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre (£110.1 million; 2012-17);

– NIHR Guy’s and St Thomas’ Biomedical Research Centre (£58.7 million; 2012-17);

– NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (£48.9 million; 2012-17);

– NIHR Cambridge Dementia Biomedical Research Unit (£4.5 million; 2012-17);

– NIHR Maudsley Dementia Biomedical Research Unit (£4.5 million; 2012-17).

The NIHR has launched a new, open competition for biomedical research centre funding from April 2017 to March 2022.

The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including PSP. These applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.