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Written Question
Department for International Trade: Public Appointments
Monday 17th September 2018

Asked by: Vicky Foxcroft (Labour - Lewisham North)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether his Department holds information on the socio-economic background of people appointed to senior positions in his Department.

Answered by George Hollingbery

The Department for International Trade does not currently hold any information on the socio-economic background of people appointed to senior positions within the Department.

The Civil Service is currently looking at the best way to start implementing the measures published earlier in June across Government Departments, to better understand the background of people appointed in senior positions.

The Government is committed to social mobility, and we are committed to creating an organisation in which everybody can thrive.

Written Question
Arms Trade: Sri Lanka
Tuesday 27th February 2018

Asked by: Vicky Foxcroft (Labour - Lewisham North)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that arms sold to the Government of Sri Lanka are not used to perpetrate human rights violations in that country.

Answered by Graham Stuart

I refer the Hon. Member for Lewisham, Deptford to the answer I gave to my Hon. Friend for Welwyn Hatfield on 23 January 2018, UIN: 124349

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 23 Nov 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"7. What steps the Government are taking to increase provision of women’s refuges. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 23 Nov 2017
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"Further to my hon. Friend’s question, will the Minister agree to meet Women’s Aid and other relevant organisations to ensure that we properly discuss their concerns about the new funding model for refuges?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 09 Feb 2017
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"T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 09 Feb 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"Last week, when I visited Deptford Green secondary school, a teenager from the school council asked me a question, and she started by saying, “It’s not political.” She asked me, “Why are there not more sports facilities for young girls in the area?” Female sports participation is half men’s—this was …..."
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