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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Dec 2020
Public Health

"I am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way. He is making light of some of these issues, which is amusing. However, there is a dangerous agenda behind some conspiracy theories. A lady was quoted in the Daily Mail yesterday, who, when one looks at her Facebook feed, is …..."
Neil O'Brien - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Nov 2020
Public Health

"In the past two weeks, we have gone from seeing cases mainly among young people to them being mainly among older people. We have seen it going from a problem in a few cities to a problem across the country. Does my right hon. Friend agree that we do not …..."
Neil O'Brien - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Nov 2020
Public Health

"The right hon. and learned Gentleman is talking about my constituency. I gently point out to him that during the period of the most restrictions in Leicester, the number of cases did come down from 160 to 25 per 100,000. That shows that tough controls of the kind that we …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 19 Oct 2020
EU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint Committee

"I voted to leave in the referendum, and I strongly agree with my right hon. Friend that we have to have the right deal, but does he agree, given the economic challenges and the common security threats that we are facing from Russia, China and the middle east, that a …..."
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Written Question
Cabinet Office: Training
Wednesday 23rd September 2020

Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough, Oadby and Wigston)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Department spent on unconscious bias training in each of the last five years.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

A review is currently being done of what future diversity and inclusion learning should be provided as part of a cross-Civil Service Learning offer. This includes looking at unconscious bias training, and what training shall be promoted. The information on spend is not held centrally.


Written Question
Civil Servants: Training
Wednesday 23rd September 2020

Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough, Oadby and Wigston)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's policy is on unconscious bias training for civil servants; and what plans he has to encourage the use of that training among civil servants.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

A review is currently being done of what future diversity and inclusion learning should be provided as part of a cross-Civil Service Learning offer. This includes looking at unconscious bias training, and what training shall be promoted. The information on spend is not held centrally.


Written Question
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office: Staff
Thursday 10th September 2020

Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough, Oadby and Wigston)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many members of staff in his Department have equality, diversity or inclusion in their job title.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

As at 31 August 2020, at least 66 staff in the Cabinet Office have roles with equality, diversity, inclusion or disability, gender, LGBT and race in their job title. Further staff within the Department may have roles which contribute to aspects of equality, diversity and inclusion. This answer includes data for the Government Equalities Office, which for HR purposes falls under the Cabinet Office and which accounts for 41 of the 66 roles.


Written Question
Cabinet Office: Training
Tuesday 1st September 2020

Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough, Oadby and Wigston)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff in his Department have undertaken unconscious bias training in each of the last five years.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

The data available indicates that over the last 5 years up to 22 July 2020, 4,615 Cabinet Office staff completed Civil Service unconscious bias e-Learning training.


Written Question
Average Earnings: Ethnic Groups
Monday 13th July 2020

Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough, Oadby and Wigston)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average gross hourly pay was of people whose ethnicity was (a) white, (b) mixed, (c) Indian, (d) Pakistani/Bangladeshi and (e) Black in each year since 1991.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.


Written Question
Employment: Ethnic Groups
Monday 13th July 2020

Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough, Oadby and Wigston)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the employment rate was of (a) women and (b) men whose ethnicity was (i) white, (ii) mixed, (iii) Indian, (iv) Pakistani/Bangladeshi and (v) Black in each year since 1991.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.