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1311097

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
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	Gender Recognition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of updating the Gender Recognition Act 2004 to include self-declaration for transgender and non-binary people.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	185446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>We want all LGBT people to be able to live and prosper in modern Britain. We listened closely to all those who responded to the consultation on the Gender Recognition Act 2004 and our response was published on 22 September 2020, stating that it is the Government’s view that the balance struck in this legislation is correct. There are proper checks and balances in the system as well as support for people who want to change their legal sex.</p><p>However, it is clear that we need to improve the process and experience that transgender people have when applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC). That is why we are digitising the process and reducing the fee to lessen the administrative burden on individuals who want to legally change their gender and ensure that no one faces financial barriers when doing so. We want to make sure that applying for a GRC is as straightforward and dignified as possible.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 26/04/2021 16:27:56 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1310105

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
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	Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of implementing Section 1 of the Equality Act 2010 to help (a) tackle existing disadvantages and inequalities and (b) protect socio-economic rights.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	183222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2021 answer text <p>Section 1 of the Equality Act 2010 would require a public body, in taking strategic decisions, to have due regard to the desirability of exercising them in a way that is designed to reduce the inequalities of outcome which result from socio-economic disadvantage. As a “due regard” duty, this requires no specific action from the public body concerned, and risks becoming a tick-box exercise, complied with to minimise the risk of legal challenge rather than to promote real change in society. It is also wrongly focussed on equalising socio-economic outcomes rather than opportunities.</p><p>Instead this Government prefers to progress specific policies and practical actions that will deliver real change. We are promoting social mobility and tackling inequality through a range of initiatives – for example in education, through reforms to the welfare system, and by giving greater developmental devolution in England and rebalancing the economy through schemes such as the Towns Fund.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 23/04/2021 11:33:47 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1302929

registered interest
date	16/03/2021
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	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of bringing forward mandatory gender pay reporting for companies from April 2021 onwards.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	169916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>On 23 February, the Equality and Human Rights Commission announced that employers will have an additional six months, until 5 October 2021, to report their gender pay gap information.</p><p>Employers can continue to report their gender pay gap information via the government website: <a href="https://gender-pay-gap.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://gender-pay-gap.service.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p>The Government is fully committed to women’s economic empowerment but, given the impact on the pandemic on businesses, extending the period employers have to report by six months is the correct decision.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 22/03/2021 17:40:13 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1232341

registered interest
date	08/09/2020
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	Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what estimate she has made of the average time taken by the Race and Ethnic Disparities Commission to respond to queries from members of the public.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	86724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparities" target="_blank">Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparity</a> is supported by a secretariat based in the Cabinet Office, who handle correspondence in line with the published departmental guidance and requirements as set out in relevant legislation. Those wishing to submit evidence to the Commission are encouraged to send contributions via email, noting that it may take longer to process items sent by post. Further details of the Commission, its work and how to contact them are published on <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparities" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/organisations/commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparities</a></p><p>As outlined on the Commission website, the Commission will focus on areas including poverty, education, employment, health and the criminal justice system, and will look at outcomes for the whole population.</p><p>The Commissioners were appointed by the Prime Minister after a thorough process, and we are pleased to have such a diverse range of Commissioners that can bring a wealth of talent to their roles. The Commissioners are not remunerated for their roles and are not required to undertake unconscious bias training under their terms of appointment.</p><p>The secretariat to the Commission is made up of Cabinet Office staff, who were recruited in line with the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles.</p><p>Any activities associated with the Commission will be handled in line with the relevant Cabinet Office policies ensuring effective use of public money and transparency in line with departmental annual reporting.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 86725 86726 86727 86728 question first answered 14/09/2020 08:57:39 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1232342

registered interest
date	08/09/2020
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	Administration of Justice: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans the Race and Ethnic Disparities Commission has to investigate inequalities of (a) outcome from the judicial system and (b) composition of (i) Supreme Court judges, (ii) Court of Appeal judges (iii) civil court judges, (iv) magistrates court judges, (v) barristers and solicitors and other legal professionals, (vi) the Crown Prosecution Service and (vii) the police.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	86725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparities" target="_blank">Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparity</a> is supported by a secretariat based in the Cabinet Office, who handle correspondence in line with the published departmental guidance and requirements as set out in relevant legislation. Those wishing to submit evidence to the Commission are encouraged to send contributions via email, noting that it may take longer to process items sent by post. Further details of the Commission, its work and how to contact them are published on <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparities" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/organisations/commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparities</a></p><p>As outlined on the Commission website, the Commission will focus on areas including poverty, education, employment, health and the criminal justice system, and will look at outcomes for the whole population.</p><p>The Commissioners were appointed by the Prime Minister after a thorough process, and we are pleased to have such a diverse range of Commissioners that can bring a wealth of talent to their roles. The Commissioners are not remunerated for their roles and are not required to undertake unconscious bias training under their terms of appointment.</p><p>The secretariat to the Commission is made up of Cabinet Office staff, who were recruited in line with the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles.</p><p>Any activities associated with the Commission will be handled in line with the relevant Cabinet Office policies ensuring effective use of public money and transparency in line with departmental annual reporting.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 86724 86726 86727 86728 question first answered 14/09/2020 08:57:39 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1232350

registered interest
date	08/09/2020
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	Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether Race and Ethnic Disparities Commissioners will receive unconscious bias training in connection with their role.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	86726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparities" target="_blank">Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparity</a> is supported by a secretariat based in the Cabinet Office, who handle correspondence in line with the published departmental guidance and requirements as set out in relevant legislation. Those wishing to submit evidence to the Commission are encouraged to send contributions via email, noting that it may take longer to process items sent by post. Further details of the Commission, its work and how to contact them are published on <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparities" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/organisations/commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparities</a></p><p>As outlined on the Commission website, the Commission will focus on areas including poverty, education, employment, health and the criminal justice system, and will look at outcomes for the whole population.</p><p>The Commissioners were appointed by the Prime Minister after a thorough process, and we are pleased to have such a diverse range of Commissioners that can bring a wealth of talent to their roles. The Commissioners are not remunerated for their roles and are not required to undertake unconscious bias training under their terms of appointment.</p><p>The secretariat to the Commission is made up of Cabinet Office staff, who were recruited in line with the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles.</p><p>Any activities associated with the Commission will be handled in line with the relevant Cabinet Office policies ensuring effective use of public money and transparency in line with departmental annual reporting.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 86724 86725 86727 86728 question first answered 14/09/2020 08:57:40 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1232351

registered interest
date	08/09/2020
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	Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department took to ensure that recruitment of the (a) Commissioners and (b) staff of the Race and Ethnic Disparities Commission was (a) open, (b) fair and (c) transparent.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	86727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparities" target="_blank">Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparity</a> is supported by a secretariat based in the Cabinet Office, who handle correspondence in line with the published departmental guidance and requirements as set out in relevant legislation. Those wishing to submit evidence to the Commission are encouraged to send contributions via email, noting that it may take longer to process items sent by post. Further details of the Commission, its work and how to contact them are published on <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparities" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/organisations/commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparities</a></p><p>As outlined on the Commission website, the Commission will focus on areas including poverty, education, employment, health and the criminal justice system, and will look at outcomes for the whole population.</p><p>The Commissioners were appointed by the Prime Minister after a thorough process, and we are pleased to have such a diverse range of Commissioners that can bring a wealth of talent to their roles. The Commissioners are not remunerated for their roles and are not required to undertake unconscious bias training under their terms of appointment.</p><p>The secretariat to the Commission is made up of Cabinet Office staff, who were recruited in line with the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles.</p><p>Any activities associated with the Commission will be handled in line with the relevant Cabinet Office policies ensuring effective use of public money and transparency in line with departmental annual reporting.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 86724 86725 86726 86728 question first answered 14/09/2020 08:57:40 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1232352

registered interest
date	08/09/2020
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	Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the cost to the public purse was of establishing the Race and Ethnic Disparities Commission.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	86728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparities" target="_blank">Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparity</a> is supported by a secretariat based in the Cabinet Office, who handle correspondence in line with the published departmental guidance and requirements as set out in relevant legislation. Those wishing to submit evidence to the Commission are encouraged to send contributions via email, noting that it may take longer to process items sent by post. Further details of the Commission, its work and how to contact them are published on <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparities" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/organisations/commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparities</a></p><p>As outlined on the Commission website, the Commission will focus on areas including poverty, education, employment, health and the criminal justice system, and will look at outcomes for the whole population.</p><p>The Commissioners were appointed by the Prime Minister after a thorough process, and we are pleased to have such a diverse range of Commissioners that can bring a wealth of talent to their roles. The Commissioners are not remunerated for their roles and are not required to undertake unconscious bias training under their terms of appointment.</p><p>The secretariat to the Commission is made up of Cabinet Office staff, who were recruited in line with the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles.</p><p>Any activities associated with the Commission will be handled in line with the relevant Cabinet Office policies ensuring effective use of public money and transparency in line with departmental annual reporting.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 86724 86725 86726 86727 question first answered 14/09/2020 08:57:40 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1135478

registered interest
date	28/06/2019
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	Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendment) (Sibling Couples) Bill (HL)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of the Government supporting the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendment) (Sibling Couples) Bill [HL] 2017-19.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	270808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is very clear that there is a significant difference between an intimate partner relationship (for which civil partnerships are intended) and a relationship between siblings or other family members.</p><p>We have no intention of extending civil partnerships to siblings, and are not supporting the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendment) (Sibling Couples) [HL] 2017-19 Private Members Bill.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/07/2019 14:49:43 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1135561

registered interest
date	28/06/2019
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	Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendment) (Sibling Couples) Bill (HL)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether an estimate has been made of the number of sibling couples who will be affected by the provisions of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendment) (Sibling Couples) Bill [HL] 2017-19; and if se will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	270818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government has made no estimate of the number of siblings who would be affected by the provisions of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendment) (Sibling Couples) Bill [HL] 2017-19.</p><p>The Government is very clear that there is a significant difference between an intimate partner relationship (for which civil partnerships are intended) and a relationship between siblings or other family members and has no intention of extending civil partnerships to siblings.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 02/10/2019 10:08:08 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq