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To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what progress her Department has made on the implementation of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what progress her Department has made on the implementation of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004.
Asked by
Barbara Follett
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Constitutional Affairs
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Tabled
Tabled on
29 March 2007
For answer on
17 April 2007
Date
29 March 2007
Reference
131529
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many women are employed in his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many women are employed in his Department.
Asked by
Barbara Follett
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Withdrawn
Tabled on
5 March 2007
For answer on
8 March 2007
Date
5 March 2007
Reference
125921
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I thank my hon. Friend for that reply. However, with one woman dying every minute of every day of every year in the developing world, what can he do to persuade the United States Government to lift the gag rule that was introduced by the Reagan Administration, which prevents family planning organisations in the developing world that receive funding from that country from advising termination in the case of high-risk pregnancies? It is estimated that that costs 150,000 lives—unnecessary deaths—every year.
I thank my hon. Friend for that reply. However, with one woman dying every minute of every day of every year in the developing world, what can he do to persuade the United States Government to lift the gag rule that was introduced by the Reagan Administration, which prevents family planning organisations in the developing world that receive funding from that country from advising termination in the case of high-risk pregnancies? It is estimated that that costs 150,000 lives—unnecessary deaths—every year.
Asked by
Barbara Follett
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
28 February 2007
I share my hon. Friend’s view on the impact of the global gag rule. We have a very different view from our American friends’ on this issue and we continue to encourage them to reconsider their position. In the meantime, we continue to support a variety of international organisations that provide access to safe abortion services, such as the United Nations Population Fund and UNICEF. We were the first donor to support the International Planned Parenthood Federation’s global safe abortion action fund.
Subjects
Developing countries; Maternal mortality
Date
28 February 2007
Reference
457 c913-4
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
What steps his Department is taking to help developing countries reduce maternal mortality.
What steps his Department is taking to help developing countries reduce maternal mortality.
Asked by
Barbara Follett
(Labour)
Answered by
Gareth Thomas
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
22 February 2007
For answer on
28 February 2007
Answered on
28 February 2007
We set out our priorities for trying to improve maternal health in our 2004 strategy on reducing maternal deaths. We made it clear that we would, for example, prioritise the strengthening of health systems to increase the number of health workers with midwifery skills and seek to deliver better access to family planning and contraception services.
Subjects
Developing countries; Maternal mortality
Date
28 February 2007
Reference
457 c913; 123723
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the number of second pregnancies of teenage mothers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the number of second pregnancies of teenage mothers.
Asked by
Barbara Follett
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Tabled
Tabled on
19 December 2006
For answer on
9 January 2007
Date
19 December 2006
Reference
113232
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he has taken to improve the welfare package for injured service personnel.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he has taken to improve the welfare package for injured service personnel.
Asked by
Barbara Follett
(Labour)
Answered by
Derek Twigg
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 December 2006
For answer on
11 December 2006
Answered on
11 December 2006
I have taken your question to mean service personnel injured while on operations.Among many measures in hand, we recently announced, at Selly Oak, additional allowances for service in-patients, including incidental expenditure allowance worth up to £10 per day and separated service allowances worth up to £12 per day. All hospitalised operational casualties wounded in one of the three qualifying theatres will continue to receive the new tax-free operational allowance.Travel and subsistence payments have been extended to the wider families of hospitalised service personnel and we have also extended home units' eligibility to claim families' support money to include the duration that an operational casualty is an in-patient.Paid acting rank will be retained for the duration of time spent as an in-patient, on a case-by-case basis, where an operational casualty has been granted such rank for an operation.We have provided broadband internet connections in Alexandra Wing, Royal College of Defence Medicine (RCDM) and included service in-patients in the operational welfare package Christmas free postal packet scheme.Alexandra Wing at the RCDM in Birmingham has undergone a £50,000 refurbishment, and a three-bedroom hospital campus welfare flat is now available for use by families with children.Operational Christmas boxes will be distributed by the Defence Medical Welfare Service to all service in-patients hospitalised over Christmas.
Subjects
Armed forces; Casualties
Date
11 December 2006
Reference
454 c884W;454 c888W; 105395
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures she is taking to maximise the opportunities available to displaced and newly qualified NHS staff affected by the recent workforce changes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures she is taking to maximise the opportunities available to displaced and newly qualified NHS staff affected by the recent workforce changes.
Asked by
Barbara Follett
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
22 November 2006
For answer on
28 November 2006
Answered on
28 November 2006
The Department is working closely with NHS employers and has published guidance to support local national health service organisations to help them maximise employment opportunities and to ensure the health and social care services do not lose the skills of displaced staff or new graduates.
Subjects
NHS; Staff
Date
28 November 2006
Reference
103784; 453 c562W
House
House of Commons
Given that the vote to reverse one of the Cook reforms and revert to late sittings on a Tuesday night was made by previous Members of a previous Parliament, would my right hon. Friend please consider giving current Members a vote on the issue?
Given that the vote to reverse one of the Cook reforms and revert to late sittings on a Tuesday night was made by previous Members of a previous Parliament, would my right hon. Friend please consider giving current Members a vote on the issue?
Asked by
Barbara Follett
(Labour)
Answering body
Leader of the House of Commons
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
27 November 2006
My hon. Friend was a member of the Modernisation Committee, which reported before the last election. Its report was voted on at that time and since then, as I have just said, my right hon. Friend the Leader of the House has received no representations on the matter, but will consider any that are made.
Subjects
Times of sittings
Date
27 November 2006
Reference
453 c823
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
What recent discussions he has had with colleagues about the sitting hours of the House.
What recent discussions he has had with colleagues about the sitting hours of the House.
Asked by
Barbara Follett
(Labour)
Answered by
Nigel Griffiths
(Labour)
Answering body
Leader of the House of Commons
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
21 November 2006
For answer on
27 November 2006
Answered on
27 November 2006
My right hon. Friend has not had any formal discussions with colleagues on that issue, but he is, as ever, open to representations.
Subjects
Times of sittings
Date
27 November 2006
Reference
453 c822; 102889
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Building Schools for the Future Programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Building Schools for the Future Programme.
Asked by
Barbara Follett
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Knight of Weymouth
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
20 November 2006
For answer on
23 November 2006
Answered on
23 November 2006
Building Schools for the Future aims to renew all secondary schools in England in 15 waves of investment starting last year. It is still in its early stages. An initial three-year contract to evaluate the impact on educational achievement of this leading strategic programme has been placed with PricewaterhouseCoopers, following an Official Journal of the European Union procurement. It also aims to learn early lessons from the programme to inform its development.
Subjects
Schools; Building schools for the future programme
Date
23 November 2006
Reference
102301; 453 c185W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Solicitor-General what responses he has received to his Department's consultation paper convicting rapists and protecting victims.
To ask the Solicitor-General what responses he has received to his Department's consultation paper convicting rapists and protecting victims.
Asked by
Barbara Follett
(Labour)
Answered by
Mike O'Brien
(Labour)
Answering body
Solicitor General
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
22 May 2006
For answer on
25 May 2006
Answered on
25 May 2006
The consultation period runs until 31 July 2006 and we normally expect responses towards the end of the period. Nonetheless I have already received three responses and the Office for Criminal Justice Reform has received six responses. Seven of these have come from individuals and two from organisations.
Subjects
Rape; Trials
Date
25 May 2006
Reference
73360; 446 c1936W
House
House of Commons
I welcome my right hon. and learned Friend’s response: it is exactly what we need, because the Equal Opportunities Commission has said that, unless we introduce part-time and flexible working to the sector, it will take 40 years to achieve equality between men and women in the senior judiciary. Will she please continue to press on those subjects? Perhaps we can then have the sort of representation that we have for Department for Constitutional Affairs Ministers in the Commons, where it is 100 per cent. women.
I welcome my right hon. and learned Friend’s response: it is exactly what we need, because the Equal Opportunities Commission has said that, unless we introduce part-time and flexible working to the sector, it will take 40 years to achieve equality between men and women in the senior judiciary. Will she please continue to press on those subjects? Perhaps we can then have the sort of representation that we have for Department for Constitutional Affairs Ministers in the Commons, where it is 100 per cent. women.
Asked by
Barbara Follett
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Constitutional Affairs
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
9 May 2006
I thank my hon. Friend for her comments. She is absolutely right to suggest that, although we have taken some steps, we have a long way to go, but we will be supported in that work by the Judicial Appointments Commission, under Baroness Usha Prashar, who I am delighted to say is the first chair of the commission, and by the Lord Chancellor. Although we have taken a lot of action, there is a long way to go. The Crown court, where all the serious criminal cases are heard, is 90 per cent. men. The Queen’s bench division has 93 per cent. male judges, and the chancery division of the High Court is 100 per cent. men. We want to have judges that reflect modern Britain—not just an old boys’ network.
Subjects
Career development; Women; Equality; Judiciary; Judicial Appointments Commission for England and Wales; Judges; Flexible working; Staff; Part-time employment; Job sharing; Career breaks
Date
9 May 2006
Reference
446 c161
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
What measures are being taken to increase the number of women working in the judiciary.
What measures are being taken to increase the number of women working in the judiciary.
Asked by
Barbara Follett
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Harman
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Constitutional Affairs
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 May 2006
For answer on
9 May 2006
Answered on
9 May 2006
The steps that we have taken to increase the number of women judges include changing the application rules, so that women who would make excellent judges but are newer into the legal profession can apply; allowing judges to sit part time, to attract into the judiciary women with family responsibilities; and allowing career breaks, again, to help women with family responsibilities. We have appointed two women judges to a job share, as district judges in Essex.
Subjects
Career development; Women; Judiciary; Judges; Flexible working; Staff; Part-time employment; Job sharing; Career breaks
Date
9 May 2006
Reference
68815; 446 c161
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with the Department for Trade and Industry on developing micro-finance programmes tailored to the needs of women entrepreneurs.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with the Department for Trade and Industry on developing micro-finance programmes tailored to the needs of women entrepreneurs.
Asked by
Barbara Follett
(Labour)
Answered by
John Healey
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
27 March 2006
For answer on
30 March 2006
Answered on
30 March 2006
HM Treasury Ministers and officials have regular meetings with counterparts in the Department of Trade and Industry and other departments, and with other organisations in both the public and private sectors, to discuss a wide range of issues as part of the normal processes of enterprise policy analysis and development.
Subjects
Small businesses
Date
30 March 2006
Reference
444 c1118W; 62342
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of women's participation and representation in the Transitional National Assembly of Iraq.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of women's participation and representation in the Transitional National Assembly of Iraq.
Asked by
Barbara Follett
(Labour)
Answered by
Kim Howells
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
8 March 2006
For answer on
14 March 2006
Answered on
14 March 2006
Women play an important part in Iraqi politics and were well represented in the Transitional National Assembly. 70 have been elected to the new Council of Representatives. We hope women will be well represented in the new government.Equal opportunities are enshrined in Iraq's new constitution. And President Talabani has pledged that state institutions will not neglect women's rights. We will continue to work to support this.
Subjects
Women; Iraq
Date
14 March 2006
Reference
57947; 443 c2047W;443 c2047W
House
House of Commons
With the United Kingdom currently 51ston the women's representation league table, does my right hon. Friend agree that more needs to be done to get more women into this House, and particularly Labour women? Will he do all that he can to facilitate that?
With the United Kingdom currently 51ston the women's representation league table, does my right hon. Friend agree that more needs to be done to get more women into this House, and particularly Labour women? Will he do all that he can to facilitate that?
Asked by
Barbara Follett
(Labour)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
8 March 2006
I agree entirely with my hon. Friend. I think that we can be proud of what has been achieved since 1997, particularly on the Labour Benches, with the additional representation of women, but we recognise, as I hope all parties do, that we need to do much more.
Subjects
Candidates; Women; House of Commons; Members; Labour
Date
8 March 2006
Reference
443 c818
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the need to encourage women to plan their finances for all of their lives.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the need to encourage women to plan their finances for all of their lives.
Asked by
Barbara Follett
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Primarolo
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 January 2006
For answer on
26 January 2006
Answered on
26 January 2006
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has commissioned a comprehensive baseline survey which will show the level of financial capability within the UK population. The results will be reported in March 2006.This will enable the FSA to monitor changes in financial capability and assess the effectiveness of measures under the National Strategy for Financial Capability.
Subjects
Women; Financial services; Personal income
Date
26 January 2006
Reference
45628; 441 c2246W
House
House of Commons
To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what progress has been made towards implementing the recommendations of the Select Committee on the Modernisation of the House of Commons to improve the facilities available to the parliamentary education unit and send a new voters'...
To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what progress has been made towards implementing the recommendations of the Select Committee on the Modernisation of the House of Commons to improve the facilities available to the parliamentary education unit and send a new voters'...
Asked by
Barbara Follett
(Labour)
Answered by
Nick Harvey
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
House of Commons Commission
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 January 2006
For answer on
24 January 2006
Answered on
24 January 2006
In response to the Modernisation Committee's recommendations, the Commission authorised the recruitment of dedicated outreach officers, two of whom were recruited to start work in the education unit in September 2005. Since their appointment they have been meeting other organisations involved in promoting and teaching citizenship to identify how Parliament can most effectively contribute to the teaching of political literacy. Over the coming months they will be travelling to local education authorities and schools around the country to gather ideas on how the services of the education unit can be delivered to young people who are currently unable to visit Parliament. This fieldwork, along with a draft outreach strategy, will be completed before the summer recess.In October 2004 the Commission authorised the extension of the education unit's autumn visits programme. Room A in 1 Parliament street has been equipped for presentations to school groups, in addition to the use of the Macmillan Room in Portcullis House, while an allocation of tickets in the public gallery has increased the opportunity for visiting groups to see the work of the House. To enable the unit to increase the number of school parties it can support on a daily basis, a new visits officer was appointed earlier this month with a second due to start in April. These changes will allow a further 20,000 young people each year to visit and learn more about the work of Parliament.The House authorised the Commission to take forward work on a guide for new voters in January 2005. Since then qualitative research with groups of young people has been undertaken by an external agency in order to find out what kind of guide would be most effective. Following a competitive exercise an external creative agency was then appointed to produce the guide. Draft versions of the guide are going to be presented to groups of young people—again, by an external agency with expertise in the field—to test their effectiveness and see how they can be improved. A revised draft guide will be produced in the light of that research and will be made available to the Modernisation and Administration Committees for comments. The Commission hopes to agree a final version of the guide soon, so that from the second half of 2006 the guide can thereafter be sent to young people on or around their eighteenth birthday. The guide is intended to encourage more new voters to make sure they are registered to vote and to use their votes in the next general election.
Subjects
Education; Pupils; Parliament; Students; Educational visits; Visits; Parliamentary Education Unit
Date
24 January 2006
Reference
44679; 441 c1944-5W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what assessment she has made of the merits of strengthening the rights of unmarried, cohabiting couples.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what assessment she has made of the merits of strengthening the rights of unmarried, cohabiting couples.
Asked by
Barbara Follett
(Labour)
Answered by
Bridget Prentice
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Constitutional Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 January 2006
For answer on
24 January 2006
Answered on
24 January 2006
The Department is funding several research projects on the legal rights of cohabitants and a review by the Law Commission. The Law Commission is considering how the law affects cohabiting couples on the termination of their relationship by separation, or death, and the merits of providing greater legal protection.
Subjects
Cohabitation
Date
24 January 2006
Reference
44689; 441 c1943W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25th January.
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25th January.
Asked by
Barbara Follett
(Labour)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's questions - Lead
Status
Tabled
Tabled on
19 January 2006
For answer on
25 January 2006
Date
19 January 2006
Reference
45069
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons