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registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Women and Equalities remove filter
answering dept id 31 more like this
answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
hansard heading Equality more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make it her policy to implement section 1 of the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the socio-economic duty. more like this
tabling member constituency Camberwell and Peckham more like this
tabling member printed
Ms Harriet Harman more like this
uin 24226 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-03-09more like thismore than 2020-03-09
answer text <p>Successive British Governments have not implemented the socio-economic duty for English and cross-border bodies, and the current Government has no plans to do so. Such a general duty has the potential to become a tick-box exercise complied with to minimise the risk of legal challenge rather than to promote real change in social mobility.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Norfolk more like this
answering member printed Elizabeth Truss more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-03-09T18:03:31.84Zmore like thismore than 2020-03-09T18:03:31.84Z
answering member
4097
label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss more like this
tabling member
150
label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman more like this
1182440
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Women and Equalities remove filter
answering dept id 31 more like this
answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
hansard heading Veganism more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the 3 January ruling by Justice Robin Postle that veganism satisfies the tests required for it to be a philosophical belief and is therefore protected under the Equality Act 2010, what plans they have to amend that Act. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Blencathra more like this
uin HL2142 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-03-17more like thismore than 2020-03-17
answer text <p>A series of tribunal readings since 2010 mean that protected philosophical beliefs under the Equality Act 2010 include not only ethical veganism but belief in Scottish independence, anti-fox hunting, democratic socialism and the higher purpose of public sector broadcasting. I therefore agree with my Noble Friend that the scope of philosophical belief will be included in any future decisions the government takes about possible changes to the act.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Berridge more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-03-17T11:38:09.017Zmore like thismore than 2020-03-17T11:38:09.017Z
answering member
4218
label Biography information for Baroness Berridge more like this
tabling member
497
label Biography information for Lord Blencathra more like this
1182477
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Women and Equalities remove filter
answering dept id 31 more like this
answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
hansard heading Transgender People: Equality more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Equality and Human Rights Commission about amendments to its guidance on the Equality Act 2010 to help providers of services understand how to handle requests for access to services and facilities from transgender people. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Lucas more like this
uin HL2179 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-03-17more like thismore than 2020-03-17
answer text <p>Those seeking to rely on the protections and exemptions contained in the Equality Act 2020 must be able to do so with confidence and clarity. The Equality and Human Rights Commission's statutory codes of practice on the Equality Act 2010 explain the provisions of the Act and the EHRC is responsible for updating these codes as necessary.</p><p>This Government has been clear that we must take the right steps to protect safe single-sex spaces for women and girls; their access should not be jeopardised. Some women's organisations have expressed concern that predatory men may abuse the gender recognition system, intended to support transgender adults. We have heard these concerns and are considering carefully our next steps.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Berridge more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-03-17T11:39:12.22Zmore like thismore than 2020-03-17T11:39:12.22Z
answering member
4218
label Biography information for Baroness Berridge more like this
tabling member
1879
label Biography information for Lord Lucas more like this