Asked by: Sheila Gilmore (Labour - Edinburgh East)
Question
To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2014, Official Report, column 409W, on domestic visits, what domestic visits (a) she and (b) her predecessors have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
Answered by Jo Swinson
The answer is in the tables.
Rt Hon Maria Miller MP
Date | Visit | Purpose |
10/5/13 | Bury | To launch pilot scheme to get more women and girls active and tackle the gender gap in sport. |
14-18/10/13 | USA | Included discussions on women and the economy. |
1-4/12/13 | China | Included equalities related activity. |
15-17/12/13 | Russia | Included discussions on LGBT rights. |
10/1/14 | Wiltshire | Included visit to Riding for the Disabled, to see how the organisation supports disabled people. |
11-14/3/14 | UN Commission on the Status of Women | To promote women’s rights and help ensure a strong set of agreed conclusions. |
Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP
Date | Visit | Purpose |
21/5/14 | Brighton | Included an interview with a local LGBT publication. |
2/6/14 | West Midlands | Visited Birmingham LGBT and interview with local online LGBT publication. |
Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP
Date | Visit | Purpose |
7/5/14 | The National Science Museum, London | To launch the ‘Your Life’ campaign to motivate more girls to continue to study maths and physics. |
13/5/14 | Google Campus for Mums, Shoreditch, London | To announce a new £1million challenge fund to help female entrepreneurs benefit from superfast broadband. |
05/06/14 | Paris | Attended a Conference to explore practical strategies and best practices in accelerating women’s economic progress worldwide |
Helen Grant MP
Date | Visit | Purpose |
19/6/13 | Pimlico Academy, London | To encourage girls in their career aspirations. |
25/6/13 | St Mary’s Primary school, Moss Side, Manchester | To encourage girls in their career aspirations. |
3/12/13 | Bury | To see the progress of Sport England pilot. |
2-3/6/14 | Malta | Undertook equalities meetings as well as tourism events. |
Jo Swinson MP
Date | Visit | Purpose |
31/1/13 | Durham | To raise SMEs awareness of the Equality Act 2010. |
7/3/13 | Epsom | To raise SMEs awareness of the Equality Act 2010. |
8/3/13 | The National Science Museum | To celebrate International Women’s Day and speak to young girls about careers in science, engineering, technology and maths. |
14/3/13 | Big Bang Fair - ExCeL centre London | To encourage interest by women in science and engineering. |
4/10/13 | Wiltshire | To visit military personnel and spouses benefiting from Rural Growth Network. |
21/11/13 | Bridge Academy London | To launch project to tackle homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying Project. |
Jenny Willott MP
Date | Visit | Purpose |
2/6/14 | Royal Free Hospital London | To launch report into body image during pregnancy and after birth. |
4/6/14 | Highams Park School, Highams Park, London | To launch the ‘Opening doors’ pilot scheme aimed at encouraging more girls to undertake A’ Levels in subjects traditionally dominated by boys. |
18/6/14 | Liverpool | To promote the role of women in the economy at the International Festival for Business. |
Asked by: Sheila Gilmore (Labour - Edinburgh East)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2014, Official Report, column 53W, on official visits, what domestic visits he and his predecessor have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
Answered by David Mundell
This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Details of all Ministerial overseas travel is published on a quarterly basis.
Asked by: Sheila Gilmore (Labour - Edinburgh East)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2014, Official Report, column 462-3W, on domestic visits, what domestic visits she has made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
Answered by Theresa Villiers
This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Sheila Gilmore (Labour - Edinburgh East)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2014, Official Report, column 621W, on official visits, what domestic visits she and her predecessor have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Department for Education does not hold a list of domestic visits in the format requested. Information about visits, meetings and events held in the diary is not set out in a way that would enable a list to be compiled without exceeding the cost threshold. Domestic visits attended by the current and former Secretary of State would include attendance at events, visits to schools and other institutions as well as external meetings held from May 2010. To compile a list of all domestic visits stating the purpose of each in an accessible format would therefore exceed the cost threshold.
Asked by: Sheila Gilmore (Labour - Edinburgh East)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2014, Official Report, columns 626-7W, on official visits, what domestic visits she and her predecessor have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
Answered by Dan Rogerson
Information on Ministers’ meetings with external organisations is published quarterly on the Gov.uk site. This reflects the Government’s commitment to transparency. However, we cannot identify without incurring disproportionate cost every visit over the period for all Ministers.
Relevant transparency reports can be found as follows:
1 January to 31 March 2013: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/212312/defra-min-transparency-1213-q4.pdf
There has been a delay in publishing transparency data for 1 January to 31 March 2014. We expect it to be available shortly.
1 April to 30 June 2013:
1 July to 30 September 2013:
1 October to 31 December 2013:
Asked by: Sheila Gilmore (Labour - Edinburgh East)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2014, Official Report, column 618W, on official visits, what domestic visits he and his predecessor have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
Answered by Amber Rudd
Previous and present Secretaries of State carry out official visits to different parts of the UK as part of their role, both for departmental business and for broader Government business such as regional Cabinet meetings. The destinations of regional visits are in the public domain at the time of the visit, but the Department does not keep a central log of such visits.
Asked by: Sheila Gilmore (Labour - Edinburgh East)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what domestic visits he and his predecessor have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
Answered by Julian Brazier
This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Details of all Ministerial overseas travel is published on a quarterly basis.
Asked by: Sheila Gilmore (Labour - Edinburgh East)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2014, Official Report, column 551W, on official visits, what domestic visits he and his predecessor have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
Answered by Robert Buckland
I have nothing to add to the previous answer given by my Hon. Friend, the previous Solicitor General.
Asked by: Sheila Gilmore (Labour - Edinburgh East)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2014, Official Report, column 688W, on official visits, what domestic visits he has made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
Answered by Jo Swinson
As noted in my predecessor’s answer of 19 June 2014, Official Report Col 688W, information relating to domestic visits can be provided only at disproportionate cost as it is not held centrally.
Asked by: Sheila Gilmore (Labour - Edinburgh East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2014, Official Report, column 359W, on domestic visits, what domestic visits he has made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 10 July 2014 (Official Report) Column Ref: 360W.