Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans his Department has to involve Parliament in trade negotiations.
Answered by George Hollingbery
I refer the Honourable Gentleman to the reply I gave on 4 February to the question asked by the honourable Member for Swansea West (Geraint Davies) (UNI 213161).
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what his Department's implementation plan is for banning the box on job applications.
Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The Department for International Trade already operates its recruitment processes in line with the Ban the Box principles. We are committed to improving diversity of opportunity and creating an inclusive working environment that attracts the best talent and makes the most of potential skills and productivity of ex-offenders in the community.
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proportion of job roles advertised within his Department in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017 excluded the box under the Ban the Box initiative.
Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The Department for International Trade operates its recruitment processes in line with the Ban the Box principles. We are committed to improving diversity of opportunity and creating an inclusive working environment that attracts the best talent and makes the most of potential skills and productivity of ex-offenders in the community. Our records do not indicate any specific exclusions in the period requested.