Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2018 to Question 134113, what progress (a) his Department and (b) the Race Disparity Inter-ministerial Group has made to ensure that government departments not currently collecting data based on the 2011 census classification for Gypsy Roma or Traveller start using those classifications.
Answered by David Lidington
The ethnicity data published on the Ethnicity Facts and Figures website includes data from the Census, published official statistics, numerous Government surveys and Departments’ own administrative records.
Currently, the website has 48 measures (web pages) that present data using the detailed classification of ethnicity developed for the 2011 Census, which includes Irish Traveller and Gypsy/Roma Travellers (GRT). However, figures for the GRT ethnic group in some of these measures were suppressed for reasons of confidentiality protection and/or because the numbers were too small to enable robust estimates to be produced.
We continue to work with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Government Departments to identify methods to improve ethnicity data collection, consistency and how best to address data gaps for ethnic groups including GRT.
Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General of 2 November 2016, Official Report, column 879, which Government Departments and agencies (a) do and (b) do not use the 2011 census classifications that differentiate Gypsies and Travellers.
Answered by David Lidington
The ethnicity data published on the Ethnicity Facts and Figures website includes data from the Census, published official statistics, numerous Government surveys and Departments’ own administrative records.
Currently, the website has 48 measures (web pages) that present data using the detailed classification of ethnicity developed for the 2011 Census, which includes Gypsy/Roma Travellers. These measures show data published by the following Government Departments and agencies: the Department for Education (DfE), Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), Home Office (HO), Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), and the Office for National Statistics (ONS). However, figures for the Gypsy/Roma Travellers (GRT) ethnic group in some of these measures were suppressed for reasons of confidentiality and/or because the numbers were too small to enable robust estimates to be produced.
DfE collects data using a variant on the 2011 Census ethnic classification but breaks it down further into Gypsy/Roma and Traveller of Irish Heritage children.
The table below details the 34 pages on the website that include data on Gypsy/Roma or Traveller of Irish Heritage or Gypsy, Traveller or Irish Traveller ethnic groups.
Department/Topic | Webpage |
DFE /Education, skills and training | Early years |
Attainment of development goals by children aged 4 to 5 years | |
5 to 7 year olds | |
Phonics attainments for children aged 5 to 7 (key stage 1) | |
Reading attainments for children aged 5 to 7 (key stage 1) | |
Writing attainments for children aged 5 to 7 (key stage 1) | |
Mathematics attainments for children aged 5 to 7 (key stage 1) | |
Science attainments for children aged 5 to 7 (key stage 1) | |
7 to 11 year olds | |
Reading attainments for children aged 7 to 11 (key stage 2) | |
Writing attainments for children aged 7 to 11 (key stage 2) | |
Maths attainments for children aged 7 to 11 (key stage 2) | |
Reading, writing and maths attainments for children aged 7 to 11 (key stage 2) | |
Grammar, punctuation and spelling attainment for children aged 7 to 11 (key stage 2) | |
11 to 16 year olds | |
A* to C in English and Maths GCSE attainment for children aged 14 to 16 (key stage 4) | |
GCSE results (Attainment 8) for children aged 14 to 16 (key stage 4) | |
English Baccalaureate (EBacc) entry for children aged 14 to 16 (key stage 4) | |
English Baccalaureate (EBacc) achievement for children aged 14 to 16 (key stage 4) | |
Pupil progress (‘Progress 8’) between ages 11 and 16 (key stage 2 to key stage 4) | |
A Levels | |
Students aged 16 to 18 achieving 3 A grades or better at A level | |
After Education | |
Destinations of school pupils after key stage 4 (usually aged 16 years) | |
Destinations of students after key stage 5 (usually aged 18 years) | |
Absence and exclusions | |
Pupil exclusions | |
Absence from school | |
DH/Health | Access to treatment |
Satisfaction with access to GP services | |
Access to NHS dental services | |
Patient experiences | |
Patient experience of primary care - GP services | |
Patient satisfaction with GP out-of-hours services | |
Patient satisfaction with NHS dental services | |
Inpatient satisfaction with hospital care | |
MHCLG/Housing | Social housing |
New social housing lettings | |
Routes into social housing | |
Vulnerable households living in social housing | |
Income spent on rent for new lettings of social housing | |
Length of tenancy in social housing | |
MHCLG/Culture and Community | People living in deprived neighbourhoods |
ONS/Culture and Community | English language proficiency |
Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral Answer of 2 November 2016, Official Report, column 879, what steps his Department has taken to use 2011 census classifications, including on Gypsies and Travellers, to audit racial disparities in public service outcomes.
Answered by Damian Green
The Race Disparity Audit will publish Government data about ethnicity on a website. The data will show the ethnic classifications available for each dataset covered, including where available Gypsies and Travellers.
Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government plans to publish its initial findings from its audit to tackle racial disparities in public service outcomes.
Answered by Ben Gummer
This audit will look into racial disparities in our public services. It will highlight the differences in treatment of, and outcomes for, people of different backgrounds, including in health, education, childcare, welfare, employment, skills and criminal justice. The audit is well underway. The Race Disparity Unit is working with Departments to identify what data they hold on outcomes in public services for different racial groups, by geographical location and income. We will publish the data when it is available.
Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
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.
Answered by Rob Wilson
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, 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.
Answered by Matt Hancock
The Family Test was announced by the Prime Minister in August 2014 and introduced in October 2014. Department for 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 available at:
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. While the guidance states that departments should consider publishing assessments carried out under the Test, there is no requirement to do so.
Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to implement the family test.
Answered by Matt Hancock
The Family Test was announced by the Prime Minister in August 2014 and introduced in October 2014. Department for 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 available at:
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. While the guidance states that departments should consider publishing assessments carried out under the Test, there is no requirement to do so.
Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Crown Commercial Service's framework agreement for the provision of language services (a) only supplies communication and language professionals working with deaf and deafblind people who meet the standards set by the National Registers of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind People (NRCPD), (b) contains terms and conditions that he considers are likely to attract qualified and NRCPD-registered communication and language professionals working with deaf and deafblind people and (c) at the tendering stage, does not give greater priority to cost than quality considerations in relation to decisions about the letting of contracts and provides a level playing field for small and medium-sized enterprises with larger firms.
Answered by Matt Hancock
The Crown Commercial Service’s Language Services Framework Agreement (RM1092) will provide a standardised contracting route that enables procurement authorities to engage British Sign Language translators to deliver high-quality and cost-effective services that maintain national interpreting standards.
The minimum qualifications for British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters employed through the framework shall be those listed at http://www.nrcpd.org.uk and they must be registered with the National Register of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind people, (NRCPD), or the Scottish Association of Sign Language Interpreters (SASLI).
Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the proposed Framework Agreement for language interpretation services (a) on British Sign Language users and (b) generally; and what steps he plans to take to monitor the effects of that Agreement.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
Through our commercial reforms the Government is delivering better value services at a lower cost. The new Language Services Framework Agreement will provide users of British Sign Language translators with a high-quality, cost-effective service that maintains national interpreting standards. Following extensive customer engagement over the past year, the Crown Commercial Service has amended the specification of requirements to address the points raised by stakeholders, including organisations representing the hearing impaired, users, suppliers and industry.
The current specification, together with an update including responses to a number of frequently asked questions will be published shortly on GOV.UK.
Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) infant and (b) perinatal mortality rate was in each (i) region and (ii) local authority area in England in each year from 1985 to 2000.
Answered by Rob Wilson
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.