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Parliamentary Written Question (Correction)

I regret that because of an administrative error two parliamentary questions tabled by the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central (Chi Onwurah) were answered incorrectly, on 20 January, Official Report, column 916W with the hon. Member receiving the same reply provided to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Heeley (Meg Munn), on 20 January, Official Report, column 918W. The correct answers are:- Chi Onwurah: To ask the Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has for the promotion of women's networks in science, technology, engineering and mathematics following the withdrawal of funding to the UK Resource Centre for Women in Science Engineering and Technology. (33709) Mr Willetts: My Department will continue to engage with those partners and stakeholders who have a strong interest in this agenda, and who will be able to assist BIS in increasing its impact on this important issue in the future. Chi Onwurah: To ask the Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has for the collation and publication of statistics on women working in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics following the withdrawal of funding for the UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology. (33710) Mr Willetts: Statistics on both STEM employment and study can be obtained from a number of sources including the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Labour Force Survey (LFS), the publications of the Learned Societies and National Academies, the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) among others. These sources publish data and analyses that include breakdowns by gender. My officials will continue to work with UKRC to build on their experience of the provision of high-quality data on women in STEM. Should it become clear that further collation and analysis of the widely available gender-related statistics on the STEM workforce would be of tangible benefit, then we will determine which of our partners would be best placed to lead this work. I have written to the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central to apologise for the error.