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731213

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Women's Rights: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she had made representations to the Prime Minister on women's rights in Northern Ireland prior to the Prime Minister meeting with Democratic Unionist Party leader, Arlene Foster, on 13 June.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/08/2017 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, has a continued dialogue with my Rt hon. Friend, the Prime Minister, on a range of issues that affect government. My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, in her recent debate on equalities and women’s rights in the House, made clear the UK’s proud record of promoting equality. We have some of the strongest laws in the world to prevent and tackle discrimination and my Rt hon. Friend, the Prime Minister, has provided reassurance that we will continue to strengthen our progressive record on equality and human rights as we work with others to govern in the national interest.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 31/08/2017 15:48:34 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

731260

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Women's Rights: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and (b) Members of Northern Ireland Executive on the protection and promotion of women's rights in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/08/2017 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, has ongoing discussions with my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on a number of issues that affect government, and my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, has a continued dialogue with members of the Northern Ireland Executive. My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, in her recent debate on equality and women’s rights in the House, gave reassurances that we will continue to strengthen our progressive record on equality and human rights as we work with others to govern in the national interest.</p><p> </p><p>Work continues in preparation for the UK’s 8<sup>th</sup> Periodic Report to the Committee on the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) – a core human rights treaty which focuses on rights equality between women and men in all aspects of life.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 31/08/2017 15:51:38 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

732650

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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 gender pay gap in (a) Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	1176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The Office of National Statistics publishes the median hourly pay figures set out below, based on place of residence, annually. To accelerate the rate at which the UK gap is closing the Government has introduced mandatory gender pay gap reporting for large employers and is helping business to understand and address their gaps.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>a) </strong><strong>Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gender pay gap (%)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>28.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>25.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>27.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>22.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>22.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>21.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>25.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em> </em></p><p><em><br> </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><strong>b) </strong><strong>Scotland</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gender pay gap (%)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>17.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>17.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>17.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>18.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>17.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>17.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>15.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>c) </strong><strong>United Kingdom</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gender pay gap (%)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>19.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>20.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>19.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>19.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>19.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>19.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>18.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 30/06/2017 13:40:45 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

732933

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2017
	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: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many contracts put out to tender by the Government Equalities Office were awarded to (a) charities and (b) social enterprises in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	1253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>Information on contracts awarded by the Government Equalities Office is only available from 2014-15, and is as shown in the table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Contracts awarded by Government Equalities Office</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Charities</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Social Enterprises (and similar “Not for Profit” bodies) </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 05/07/2017 16:23:25 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

746722

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2017
	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 Act 2004
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress has been made on the review of the Gender Recognition Act 2004.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	2043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>We committed to a review of the Gender Recognition Act as part of our response to the Women and Equalities Select Committee report on transgender equality. Through this review we are examining options to streamline and demedicalise the gender recognition process.</p><p>The review is ongoing and we will provide an update on the Government’s progress as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 05/07/2017 15:36:57 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

747494

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	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	Abortion: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to her letter of 29 June 2017 on funding for abortions for Northern Irish women in England, what assessment she has made of whether Northern Irish doctors will be able to (a) formally refer women to and (b) inform women of these abortion services in England without fear of prosecution.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	2513
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>We are currently discussing with key stakeholders the details of the scheme. Further information will be available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 11/07/2017 16:13:37 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

748306

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	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	Abortion: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to her letter of 29 June 2017 on funding for abortions for Northern Irish women in England, when the Government plans to make this service available.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	2815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>We are currently discussing with key stakeholders about the details of the scheme. Further information will be available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 2763 2764 2765 2816 question first answered 10/07/2017 16:47:01 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

748307

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	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	Abortion: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to her letter of 29 June 2017 on funding for abortions for Northern Irish women in England, whether the Government also intends to fund the costs of (a) private consultations in Northern Ireland, (b) travel and (c) accommodation for women who wish to access these services.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	2816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>We are currently discussing with key stakeholders about the details of the scheme. Further information will be available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 2763 2764 2765 2815 question first answered 10/07/2017 16:47:01 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

748309

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	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, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to require companies with more than 250 employees to publish data on the pay gap between men and women.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	2869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>New regulations introducing mandatory gender pay gap reporting for large employers came into force earlier this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 12/07/2017 12:30:02 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

748310

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	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	Abortion: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to her letter of 29 June 2017 on funding for abortions for Northern Irish women in England, whether organisations which are not registered as pregnancy advice bureaux will be eligible to receive funding.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	2763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>We are currently discussing with key stakeholders about the details of the scheme. Further information will be available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 2764 2765 2815 2816 question first answered 10/07/2017 16:47:01 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson