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837455

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2018
	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	Employment: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, which (a) Government Departments and (b) public sector agencies have powers to investigate breaches of (i) equality law and (ii) employment law.
	tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
	tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
	uin	126574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2018 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission has powers to investigate breaches of equality law.</p><p>Public bodies with the powers to investigate breaches of employment law are as follows:</p><p>• HM Revenue &amp; Customs on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - breaches relating to the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage;<br>• The Employment Agency Standards inspectorate (part of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) - breaches relating to the domestic regulations applicable to employment agencies and employment businesses;<br>• The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority - breaches relating to temporary labour in high risk sectors in the fresh food supply chain. The Authority also has powers to investigate modern slavery and other labour abuse offences;<br>• The Health &amp; Safety Executive, and other health &amp; safety regulators - breaches relating to health and safety at work including elements of the Working Time Regulations.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 13/02/2018 16:32:50 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper

855935

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	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	Presidents Club
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Equality and Human Rights Commission plans to investigate the Artista agency as a result of reports relating to the Presidents Club fundraising dinner of 18 January 2018; and whether the Government has had discussions with any other statutory body on undertaking such an investigation.
	tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
	tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
	uin	131101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has written to Artista about the reports relating to the Presidents' Club dinner and will consider next steps in light of Artista's response.</p><p>The Government has not had discussions with other statutory bodies about such an investigation.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 14/03/2018 17:45:46 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper

855936

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	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	Equality and Human Rights Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what formal powers the Equality and Human Rights Commission has to investigate breaches of equality legislation.
	tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
	tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
	uin	131102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)’s powers to investigate breaches of equality legislation are set out in Section 20 of the Equality Act 2006. The Commission may investigate whether or not a person has committed an unlawful act; has complied with a requirement imposed by an unlawful act notice under section 21 of the act; or has complied with an undertaking given under section 23 of the Act.</p><p>More generally, EHRC’s enforcement powers, which include these investigatory powers, are set out in sections 20 – 32 of the Act as amended by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 12/03/2018 12:50:42 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper

1042376

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2019
	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 Partnerships: Heterosexuality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October to Question 179255, what progress her Department has made on introducing legislative proposals on the extension of civil partnerships to heterosexual couples.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	209385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>The government remains committed to extending civil partnerships to opposite-sex couples, and is supporting the Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc.) Private Members Bill. We are considering with the Bill’s sponsors how best this could be used to extend civil partnerships to opposite-sex couples.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/01/2019 17:18:49 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

834362

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2018
	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	Access to Elected Office for Disabled People Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when her Department plans to publish the evaluation report on the pilot Access to Elected Office Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	125982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The evaluation of the Access to Elected Office Fund will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/02/2018 17:47:23 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

843797

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	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	Access to Elected Office for Disabled People Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February to Question 125982 with reference to the Equality and Human Rights Commission's recommendation that the Government reopen the Access to Elected Office Fund, what support she provides for people with disabilities who are seeking elected office.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	128235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 provides a number of protections for disabled people in situations including employment, education and the provision of goods and services.</p><p>Political parties are within the scope of the Act. They must make reasonable adjustments for disabled people to ensure that they are not put at a significant disadvantage in accessing membership, and associated rights and benefits when compared to people without disabilities.</p><p>This duty means that political parties are required to provide reasonable additional support to disabled candidates to ensure, so far as possible, that they have the same access as non-disabled candidates.</p><p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission has recently launched a guide for political parties on their responsibilities under Equality Act 2010, which provides further information on their legal responsibilities. A link is below:</p><p><a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/equality-act-2010-guide-political-parties" target="_blank">https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/equality-act-2010-guide-political-parties</a></p><p>The Local Government Association has guidance on how disabled people can become councillors, a link to which is below:</p><p><a href="https://www.local.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/be-councillor-guide-disab-e85.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.local.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/be-councillor-guide-disab-e85.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/02/2018 12:56:45 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

885431

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2018
	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	Access to Elected Office for Disabled People Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what correspondence there has been between her Department and the Speaker of the House of Commons on whether a decision to re-open the Access to Elected Office scheme has been made.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	136294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The previous Home Secretary and the Speaker have corresponded and a decision will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 02/05/2018 10:48:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

968197

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	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	Government Equalities Office: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what information her office holds on the socio-economic background of people appointed to senior roles in the Government Equalitiies Office in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	170831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office does not hold information about the socio-economic background of its senior civil servants.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 12/09/2018 16:49:03 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

987780

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2018
	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	Civil Partnerships: Heterosexuality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the extension of civil partnerships to heterosexual couples.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	179255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>On 2 October the Prime Minister announced that we would extend the availability of civil partnerships to opposite-sex couples.</p><p>This important step for equality will give families more certainty and security, and we intend to introduce legislation as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/10/2018 16:22:35 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

837340

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2018
	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	Pregnancy: Discrimination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she has taken in response to recommendations by the Equality and Human Rights Commission on women taking pregnancy and maternity discrimination cases against their employers to a tribunal.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	126459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>Anyone who believes that they have faced discrimination in employment because of pregnancy and maternity is entitled to bring a claim for discrimination in an Employment Tribunal. The report of research undertaken by the then Department for Business Innovation and Skills and the EHRC into pregnancy and maternity related discrimination and disadvantage, published in 2015-16, made two recommendations intended to help women take pregnancy and maternity discrimination cases to an Employment Tribunal:</p><p> </p><ul><li>in light of the findings of the review, make changes to the Employment Tribunal fee system to ensure that fees are not a barrier to accessing justice for women experiencing pregnancy and maternity discrimination, and</li><li>consider increasing the time limit for a woman to bring an Employment Tribunal claim in cases involving pregnancy and maternity discrimination from three to six months, in line with other employment claims such as redundancy and equal pay.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Fees for bringing a claim before an Employment Tribunal have now been withdrawn, following the case of <em>R (on the application of Unison) v Lord Chancellor</em> on Employment Tribunals fees. We immediately stopped charging fees in Employment Tribunals after the Supreme Court judgment and said we would refund those who had paid fees. The full refund scheme was launched on 15 November.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Tribunal rules already allow the time limit to bring a claim be extended where it is just and equitable to do so. Government has asked H.M. Court and Tribunal Service to consider the scope for collecting data on the number of requests made for extensions and the types of cases involved. The Government will consider the results of any exercise carefully to see if any further action is required.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/02/2018 16:50:27 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq