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date	15/11/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment the Government has made of the effect of the roll-out of universal credit on women.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	907643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Universal Credit treats all individuals equally, irrespective of gender. It provides one-to-one support and incentives to help claimants to progress in work.</p><p> </p><p>The latest Office for National Statistics labour market statistics show a near record high rate for women in employment.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 15/11/2018 15:28:41 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1007690

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date	15/11/2018
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to close the gender pay gap for women over the age of 40.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	907645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The gender pay gap for women between 40 and 49 has actually fallen since 2010. Employers reported their gender pay gaps for the first time this year and we now expect them to take action to close them.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published the Fuller Working Lives strategy last year, and continues to work with businesses to ensure everyone can adapt to the changing face of the workforce.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 15/11/2018 11:37:15 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham