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1284527

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Retail Trade: Abuse and Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals on protecting shopworkers from abuse, violence and threats.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	911955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>A wide range of offences already exist which cover assaults against any worker, and a change in the law is not needed.</p><p>The current sentencing guidelines include an aggravating factor for an assault committed against a person who is providing a service to the public, such as a shop worker. In these circumstances a more severe sentence can be given.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/02/2021 16:47:55 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

881053

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether she has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to make misogyny a hate crime.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	904760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>Abuse, harassment or targeting of women is totally unacceptable and we already have robust legislation that can be used to protect women from a range of crimes. We will continue our work to protect women and girls, including pledging £100 million in dedicated funding until 2020 to tackle violence against women and girls, while our landmark draft Domestic Abuse Bill will help transform our approach to protect and support victims, and bring perpetrators to justice.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/04/2018 14:00:09 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

973024

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2018
	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	Conversion Therapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	When she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to end the practice of gay conversion therapy.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	906878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Conversion therapy is wrong and we are not willing to let it continue. That is why we are committed to bringing forward proposals to end this abhorrent practice in the UK. We recognise this is a complex issue that we need to get right. Officials in the Government Equalities Office are working with stakeholders to consider all legislative and non-legislative options and will announce further detail on the matter in due course.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 13/09/2018 13:12:17 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1056571

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	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	Sexual Harassment: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps the Government is taking to tackle sexual harassment at work.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Helen Whately
	uin	909070
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government strongly condemns sexual harassment in the workplace, and is committed to seeing it end.</p><p> </p><p>We will consult this summer to ensure legal protections against workplace harassment are robust, and we are working with the Equality and Human Rights Commission on a new code of practice to ensure that employers are clear on their responsibilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/02/2019 16:04:58 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately

1056569

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	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	Domestic Abuse: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps the Government is taking to support women who have experienced domestic abuse.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
	tabling member printed	Nigel Huddleston
	uin	909067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>On 21 January we published a draft Domestic Abuse Bill, which includes a ground-breaking series of measures to promote awareness, support victims, tackle perpetrators and improve services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have also published a package of non-legislative actions that will see further support for children affected by domestic abuse, the elderly, disabled, male and migrant victims and those in the LGBTQ community.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ending domestic abuse remains an absolute priority for this government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/02/2019 16:03:54 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston

846747

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2018
	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: Mothers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps the Government is taking to support women back into the workplace after having children.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Mr Simon Clarke
	uin	903887
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>In the Spring Budget of 2017, the Government committed £5 million to support people returning to work after time out for caring. We have announced programmes for returning allied health professionals, social workers and those that want to join the Civil Service. We are gathering evidence on what works in the private sector and in Spring will publish best practice guidance for large and small employers.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/02/2018 11:45:51 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke

846745

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2018
	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	Pupils: Sanitary Products
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps the Government is taking to provide sanitary products to all school students who cannot afford to buy those products.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	903883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>No girl should be held back from reaching her potential because of her gender. This is why our guidance on Sex and Relationships Education encourages schools to make adequate and sensitive arrangements to help girls cope with menstruation. Schools have discretion over how they use their funding and can make sanitary products available to disadvantaged pupils if they identify this as a barrier to attainment or attendance.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/02/2018 11:37:44 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

820596

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2018
	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	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps the Government is taking to help (a) women and (b) men balance work with childcare responsibilities.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
	uin	903244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text The Government is committed to helping men and women to balance work and childcare between them. It is good for parents and children, as well as being an important way to address the Gender Pay Gap. Shared Parental Leave and the right to request flexible working enables parents to arrange work and care in a way that works for them. answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 11/01/2018 11:57:10 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

1150239

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	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	Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps the Government is taking to ensure that comprehensive mental health services are available for women who experience domestic and sexual violence.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	900034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/11/2019 17:37:20 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1007690

	registered interest
	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