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867208

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2018
	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	Partnerships: Equal Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, whether her Department has modelled the effect on gender pay gaps of including partnership income in the calculation.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	133326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>Legal firms with 250 or more employees will be required to publish gender pay gap information by 4<sup>th</sup> April.</p><p>Partners and Limited Liability Partnership members are likely to meet the definition of employees but are not counted for the actual gender pay calculations. This is because their pay is based on profit sharing, which cannot be readily compared with regular pay.</p><p>This is the first year of reporting and we will use the results to target our efforts effectively as we continue work towards eliminating the gender pay gap.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 133325 question first answered 22/03/2018 17:30:24 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

872266

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2018
	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	Facial Disfigurement: Discrimination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to promote the protections enshrined in the Equality Act 2010 for people who experience discrimination as a result of facial (a) differences and (b) disfigurement.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	134180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>People with severe disfigurements are treated as having a disability for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 and therefore benefit from the same protections from discrimination as any other person with a disability.</p><p>Facial conditions not amounting to disfigurements are not covered by the Equality Act 2010 unless they have a substantial and long-term adverse effect on an individual’s ability to carry out normal day to day activities.</p><p>The Government provides guidance notes for people who believe they have suffered disability related discrimination.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/570382/Equality_Act_2010-disability_definition.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/570382/Equality_Act_2010-disability_definition.pdf</a>, and the Equality and Human Rights Commission provides a range of guidance on disability <a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/disability-advice-and-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/disability-advice-and-guidance</a> .</p><p>In addition, the Equality Advisory and Support Service provides free advice and support to individuals with any discrimination concerns.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/04/2018 12:30:43 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

872563

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2018
	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	Facial Disfigurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department takes to ensure that those with facial disfigurements are not subject to discrimination on the basis of their appearance and emotional well-being; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	134377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>People with severe disfigurements are treated as having a disability for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 and therefore benefit from the same protections from discrimination as any other person with a disability. These protections span a number of situations and circumstances including the provision of goods and services and employment.</p><p> </p><p>As with other aspects of civil law it is for those who feel that they have been discriminated against to personally seek advice or redress by bringing the case to court.</p><p> </p><p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) also has a monitoring and enforcement role in relation to the Equality Act 2010. If the EHRC suspects someone of committing a breach of the discrimination provisions, it can conduct an investigation and take action to ensure they avoid a continuation or repetition of that breach.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Equality Advisory and Support Service provides free advice and support to individuals with any discrimination concerns, whether these relate to physical or mental health conditions.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 11/05/2018 09:58:55 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

872281

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2018
	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	Recruitment: Facial Disfigurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to ensure employers comply with the provisions in the Equality Act 2010 on discrimination against people with facial disfigurements applying for jobs.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	134195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>People with severe disfigurements are treated as having a disability for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 and therefore benefit from the same protections from discrimination as any other person with a disability. For employment, this protection extends to all activities related to filling vacancies including the application and interview process.</p><p>As with other aspects of civil law it is for those who feel that they have been discriminated against to personally seek advice or redress by bringing the case to court.</p><p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has a monitoring and enforcement role in relation to the Equality Act 2010. If the EHRC suspects an employer of committing a breach of the discrimination provisions, it can conduct an investigation and take action to ensure the employer avoids a continuation or repetition of that breach.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/04/2018 12:33:19 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

867207

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2018
	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	Partnerships: Equal Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including partnership income in the calculation of gender pay gaps; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	133325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>Legal firms with 250 or more employees will be required to publish gender pay gap information by 4<sup>th</sup> April.</p><p>Partners and Limited Liability Partnership members are likely to meet the definition of employees but are not counted for the actual gender pay calculations. This is because their pay is based on profit sharing, which cannot be readily compared with regular pay.</p><p>This is the first year of reporting and we will use the results to target our efforts effectively as we continue work towards eliminating the gender pay gap.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 133326 question first answered 22/03/2018 17:30:24 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

868553

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2018
	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	Employment: Clothing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the government has plans to publish guidance on dress codes that state that (a) policy and (b) practice by employers must be non-discriminatory.
	tabling member constituency	Brent Central
	tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
	uin	133773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of workplace discrimination very seriously.</p><p>Following the inquiry into high heels and workplace dress codes, the House of Commons Petitions Committee and Women and Equalities Select Committee recommended that the Government Equalities Office (GEO) produce guidance on dress codes. The GEO has worked with the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas), the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to prepare guidance for employers and employees to help them understand how discrimination law and health and safety law apply to workplace dress codes.</p><p>The purpose of the GEO dress code guidance is to raise awareness of existing statutory protections, so employers can avoid discriminatory policies and practices on dress codes. We will publish this guidance shortly.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/04/2018 15:39:22 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

872671

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2018
	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	Government Equalities Office: Cambridge Analytica​ and SCL Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she or her predecessors met with representatives of the SCL group or Cambridge Analytica.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Neil Gray
	uin	134485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>Neither my Right Honourable Friend, nor any of her recent predecessors have had meetings with the SCL Group or Cambridge Analytica in their role as Minister for Women and Equalities.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/04/2018 16:38:21 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

872673

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2018
	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	Government Equalities Office: Cambridge Analytica​ and SCL Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department has had contracts with SCL group or Cambridge Analytica.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Neil Gray
	uin	134487
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office has had no contracts with SCL Group or Cambridge Analytica.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/04/2018 16:33:22 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

882279

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	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	Gender Recognition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when the consultation on proposals to reform of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 will be launched.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	135410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>We will be publishing the consultation on reforming the Gender Recognition Act 2004 in due course, which will then run for at least 12 weeks. We are currently considering the content of the consultation. <br> <br> We have been using the time since announcing the consultation in July 2017, to engage with a wide range of people and organisations, including transgender, LGBT, women’s rights and faith groups. This stakeholder engagement prior to the consultation has been very valuable. The Government recognises that there are a wide range of views on how we might reform the Act. We will continue to engage with stakeholders before, during, and after the consultation.</p><p>We have also have been analysing the responses from trans people who responded to our recent National LGBT survey, and shared their experiences of applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate under the Gender Recognition Act. We will publish the results of this survey shortly</p><p><br> We are currently working across Whitehall to ensure we fully understand what impact there could be from any reform to the Gender Recognition Act, and will continue to do so after the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 19/04/2018 16:01:38 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

889872

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2018
	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	Sexual Harassment: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when the Government plans to publish its response to the recommendations made by the Equality and Human Rights Commission in its report entitled Turning the Tables: Ending Sexual Harassment at Work, published in March 2018.
	tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
	uin	136924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission is an independent public authority and Government does not routinely respond to its reports. However, we welcome the work it has done on sexual harassment in its March 2018 report as a contribution to the current inquiry into sexual harassment in the workplace by the Women and Equalities Select Committee.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 02/05/2018 10:50:50 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson