Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government (a) practices and (b) encourages the public sector to practice name blind recruitment; and if he will make a statement.
'Anonymised' recruitment (where candidates' personal details are removed from the application form prior to shortlisting) is considered the "default" for external Civil Service recruitment.
1. Transport Focus tailored review
08/09/2020 - Department for Transport
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Found: Transport has actively considered the needs of blind and partially
sighted people in accessing this
2. Transport Focus tailored review
08/09/2020 - Transport Focus
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Found: Transport has actively considered the needs of blind and partially
sighted people in accessing this
3. UK government modern slavery statement
26/03/2020 - Home Office
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Found: British taxpayers™ money.That may sound like a statement of the
blindingly obvious.But with complex and
4. VCA framework agreement
12/02/2020 - Department for Transport
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Found: the needs of blind and partially
sighted people in accessing this document. The text will b
e made available
5. VCA framework agreement
12/02/2020 - Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA)
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Found: the needs of blind and partially
sighted people in accessing this document. The text will b
e made available
1. Oral Answers to Questions
10/12/2020 - Commons Chamber
1: furlough scheme is extended in January it will have to make the rest of its workforce redundant. Is it not the - Speech Link
2: venues up and down the country. Of course this Government have just put in an incredible amount of unprecedented - Speech Link
3: the simplest way to get money to freelancers is to make shows, but to do that producers need a safety net - Speech Link
4: modern world. Next year we will be launching a public consultation on the regulation of online advertising - Speech Link
5: is produced. Can the Minister give us more details on the steps the Government are taking to protect - Speech Link
6: digital platforms. The Minister for Media and Data meets very regularly with the sector to discuss all its - Speech Link
2. Business of the House
27/02/2020 - Commons Chamber
1: inequalities. Both debates will arise on a motion in the name of the official Opposition.Thursday 5 March—General - Speech Link
2: do with the Labour party; it was in fact the Government who were delaying it. I hope that there will - Speech Link
3. Ending Exploitation in Supermarket Supply Chains
18/10/2018 - Commons Chamber
1: That this House is concerned about the practice of modern slavery and the exploitation of labour - Speech Link
2: That this House is concerned about the practice of modern slavery and the exploitation of labour - Speech Link
4. Social Mobility and the Economy
28/03/2018 - Westminster Hall
1: who they can ask for advice on careers when they need it. They do not have someone to make the right introductions - Speech Link
2: here is a real treat for us. At the moment, the Government fund young people who go to university to the - Speech Link
3: ensure that the route a young person follows, whether they are interested in a more academic route and - Speech Link
4: apprenticeships; and businesses having recruitment practices that are transparent and open, to promote - Speech Link
5: Coachworks, Macknade and BMM Weston in my constituency make huge efforts to give kids work experience and opportunities - Speech Link
5. Oral Answers to Questions
12/11/2020 - Commons Chamber
1: providing the response to tackling covid-19, and the Government will continue to engage with local authorities - Speech Link
2: city went into tier 2, can the Minister reassure me that the Government are listening closely to the feedback - Speech Link
3: what people are having to endure. As the Prime Minister has made clear, the current restrictions will - Speech Link
4: forums, such as our own in Hampshire? Will the Government commit to working with local areas to really - Speech Link
6. Black and Minority Ethnic People: Workplace Issues
03/05/2016 - Lords Chamber
1: in developing black and minority talent from recruitment through to the executive level. We will be hearing - Speech Link
7. Capita
24/04/2018 - Commons Chamber
1: (Urgent Question): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will make a statement on the financial - Speech Link
2: Government’s priority is the continued delivery of public services. As we demonstrated with regard to Carillion - Speech Link
3: BBC licence fee and Army recruitment—what contingency plans has the Minister put in place since he was - Speech Link
4: hon. Gentleman asks whether new contracts had been awarded. Since the statement in February, no new contracts - Speech Link
8. Data Protection Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)
22/03/2018 - Public Bill Committees
1: legitimate interests concerning—(a) recruitment,(b) the terms and conditions of employment - Speech Link
9. Business and Planning Bill
13/07/2020 - Lords Chamber
1: cumulative impact zone.” Member’s explanatory statement This amendment seeks to stop premises in - Speech Link
2: also intend to speak to Amendments 3 and 11 in my name.This Bill demonstrates exactly why we need - Speech Link
10. Domestic Abuse Bill (Fourth sitting)
09/06/2020 - Public Bill Committees
1: to another person (‘B’) with the aim of enabling B to live independently, whether or not A is paid for - Speech Link
2: focused around a significant personal relationship, whether as a family member or as a partner. That is the - Speech Link
3: not in the definition. I look forward to the statement of expectations very much; I am pleased to hear - Speech Link
4: for Birmingham, Yardley, and I am aware that the Minister has made some response, which I will try to address - Speech Link