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455145

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	UN Commission on the Status of Women
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who will attend the Commission on the Status of Women meeting in March on their behalf.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
	uin	HL6450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government will use the 60th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) to ensure that gender equality and women’s empowerment remain at the top of the global political agenda. We will negotiate with other UN Member States to agree a set of ambitious, action-oriented and forward-looking recommendations for governments around the world to accelerate progress on gender equality and ensure accountability.</p><p>At the first session after the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals, we will press for a meaningful follow-up process that places gender equality at the heart of the new agenda while ensuring that the CSW remains the prime global forum on gender equality and the laboratory of ideas that it is today.</p><p>Furthermore, we will enhance the UK’s reputation as a world leader in this area by promoting relevant national policies but also by exchanging ideas with other UN Member States. In line with the session’s themes this year, we will be focusing on women’s empowerment and on violence against women and girls in high level discussions, events and bilateral meetings.</p><p>In addition, the Government will host and support a number of events to raise the profile of certain issues which still prevent us from achieving equality, such as inequality in the workplace, discrimination in all its forms and violence against women and girls.</p><p>Lastly, but very importantly, we are working with civil society to ensure their participation remains an integral part of the CSW programme and their concerns are heard at the national and global levels.</p><p>Sixty years after the first session of the Commission on the Status of Women, the UK Government will send a strong signal that gender equality must be at the heart of economic and social development of all countries. We will have a ministerial team of four, led by the Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP, Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities, and including the Rt Hon Justine Greening MP, Secretary of State for International Development. Parliamentary Under Secretary for Women, Equalities and Family Justice Caroline Dinenage MP and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for International Development, Baroness Verma, in her capacity as Ministerial Champion for Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Overseas, will also attend.</p><p>The UK Government currently has two confirmed side events at this year’s Commission on the Status of Women. The first one will focus on getting more women and girls into science and technology and the second one will be on the gender pay gap.</p><p>We will also be taking part in other events where major issues such as women’s economic empowerment and violence against women are discussed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL6449 HL6451 question first answered 10/03/2016 12:40:10 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

455146

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	UN Commission on the Status of Women
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what their side events will be at the Commission on the Status of Women meeting in March.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
	uin	HL6451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government will use the 60th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) to ensure that gender equality and women’s empowerment remain at the top of the global political agenda. We will negotiate with other UN Member States to agree a set of ambitious, action-oriented and forward-looking recommendations for governments around the world to accelerate progress on gender equality and ensure accountability.</p><p>At the first session after the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals, we will press for a meaningful follow-up process that places gender equality at the heart of the new agenda while ensuring that the CSW remains the prime global forum on gender equality and the laboratory of ideas that it is today.</p><p>Furthermore, we will enhance the UK’s reputation as a world leader in this area by promoting relevant national policies but also by exchanging ideas with other UN Member States. In line with the session’s themes this year, we will be focusing on women’s empowerment and on violence against women and girls in high level discussions, events and bilateral meetings.</p><p>In addition, the Government will host and support a number of events to raise the profile of certain issues which still prevent us from achieving equality, such as inequality in the workplace, discrimination in all its forms and violence against women and girls.</p><p>Lastly, but very importantly, we are working with civil society to ensure their participation remains an integral part of the CSW programme and their concerns are heard at the national and global levels.</p><p>Sixty years after the first session of the Commission on the Status of Women, the UK Government will send a strong signal that gender equality must be at the heart of economic and social development of all countries. We will have a ministerial team of four, led by the Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP, Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities, and including the Rt Hon Justine Greening MP, Secretary of State for International Development. Parliamentary Under Secretary for Women, Equalities and Family Justice Caroline Dinenage MP and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for International Development, Baroness Verma, in her capacity as Ministerial Champion for Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Overseas, will also attend.</p><p>The UK Government currently has two confirmed side events at this year’s Commission on the Status of Women. The first one will focus on getting more women and girls into science and technology and the second one will be on the gender pay gap.</p><p>We will also be taking part in other events where major issues such as women’s economic empowerment and violence against women are discussed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL6449 HL6450 question first answered 10/03/2016 12:40:10 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

514677

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Access to Elected Office for Disabled People Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the future of the pilot Access to Elected Office Fund.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	uin	HL7823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2016 answer text <p>The Access to Elected Office Fund was a pilot established in 2012 to test this type of support for disabled candidates. We are now reviewing the findings of the assessment of the pilot and anticipate making an announcement in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 05/05/2016 12:33:52 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

444446

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will nominate a candidate to serve on the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women, and if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
	uin	HL4997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>The UK strongly supports the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and is committed to advancing women's rights through the United Nations machinery.</p><p>We have not nominated a candidate to the CEDAW Committee and do not intend to do so. Our decision not to nominate a UK expert for election to the Committee is based on a number of considerations, including the need to allow for a reasonable amount of time and substantial resources to mount a campaign.</p><p>CEDAW Committee members serve in their personal capacity and do not represent the Member State that nominated them. We have full faith in the independence of the Committee and applaud the high quality of its work.</p><p>UK nationals are well represented on other UN treaty monitoring bodies, such as the Human Rights Committee and the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/01/2016 13:18:45 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

458823

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	UN Commission on the Status of Women
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their goals and priorities for the 2016 Commission on the Status of Women at the UN.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
	uin	HL6857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government will use the 60th session of the Commission on the Status of Women to ensure that gender equality and women’s empowerment remain at the top of the global political agenda. We will negotiate with other United Nations Member States to agree a set of ambitious, action-oriented and forward-looking recommendations for governments around the world to accelerate progress on gender equality and ensure accountability. At the first session after the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals, we will press for a meaningful follow-up process that places gender equality at the heart of the new agenda while ensuring that the Commission remains the prime global forum on gender equality and the laboratory of ideas that it is today.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, we will enhance the UK’s reputation as a world leader in this area by promoting relevant national policies but also by exchanging ideas with other United Nations Member States. In line with the session’s themes this year, we will be focusing on women’s empowerment and on violence against women and girls in high level discussions, events and bilateral meetings.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government will host and support a number of events to raise the profile of certain issues which still prevent us from achieving equality such as inequality in the workplace, discrimination in all its forms and violence against women and girls.</p><p> </p><p>Lastly, but very importantly, we are working with civil society to ensure their participation remains an integral part of the Commission on the Status of Women programme and their concerns are heard at the national and global levels.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 22/03/2016 17:30:16 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

439766

	registered interest
	date	22/12/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Equality Advisory and Support Service
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government (1) what is the cost per call of the Equality Advisory Support Service, including the wrap-up time after each call; (2) how this cost compares to benchmarked comparators; and (3) how many calls the service handled each year since 1 October 2012.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Prosser
	uin	HL4819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>Equality Advisory Support Service (EASS) costs are calculated on a per case basis, covering everything from an initial inquiry through to final action on behalf of the customer, but the EASS estimate of the call element of a case is under £10.</p><br /><p>The costs per call or per contact of similar services to EASS are treated as commercially confidential information by the providers concerned.</p><br /><p>The numbers of calls handled by the service each year since 1 October 2012 are provided in the table below.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Contacts via telephone</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2012 to Sept 2013</p></td><td><p>37,379</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2013 to Sept 2014</p></td><td><p>39,095</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2014 to Sept 2015</p></td><td><p>41,032</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2015 to Nov 2015</p></td><td><p>7,630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>125,136</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 11/01/2016 13:18:09 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3684 label Biography information for Baroness Prosser

429179

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Castes: Discrimination
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the compatibility of their decision to delay the publication of their feasibility study regarding establishing baseline data to evaluate the effectiveness of caste legislation with their commitment to open government.
	tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
	uin	HL3663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>This Government has been giving consideration to the legal position on caste discrimination in light of the <em>Tirkey v Chandhok</em> Employment Appeal Tribunal judgment which suggests there is an existing legal remedy for claims of caste-associated discrimination under the ‘ethnic origins’ element of Section 9 of the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>Our consideration of the research report commissioned by the coalition Government, designed to determine the feasibility of conducting a national survey to quantify the extent of caste discrimination in Britain, is part of this process.</p><p>We remain mindful of the Open Government Action Plan published by the Coalition Government in 2013, to the extent that this concerns the results of commissioned research.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL3664 HL3665 question first answered 30/11/2015 17:18:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

429180

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Castes: Discrimination
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether it is now possible to establish baseline data that could be used to determine whether the law on caste discrimination is working effectively.
	tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
	uin	HL3664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>This Government has been giving consideration to the legal position on caste discrimination in light of the <em>Tirkey v Chandhok</em> Employment Appeal Tribunal judgment which suggests there is an existing legal remedy for claims of caste-associated discrimination under the ‘ethnic origins’ element of Section 9 of the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>Our consideration of the research report commissioned by the coalition Government, designed to determine the feasibility of conducting a national survey to quantify the extent of caste discrimination in Britain, is part of this process.</p><p>We remain mindful of the Open Government Action Plan published by the Coalition Government in 2013, to the extent that this concerns the results of commissioned research.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL3663 HL3665 question first answered 30/11/2015 17:18:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

429181

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Castes: Discrimination
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what further consideration they have given to whether amending the Equality Act 2010 to include the word "caste" would change or clarify the legal position, given the provisions already in place in section 9(5)(a) of that Act.
	tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
	uin	HL3665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>This Government has been giving consideration to the legal position on caste discrimination in light of the <em>Tirkey v Chandhok</em> Employment Appeal Tribunal judgment which suggests there is an existing legal remedy for claims of caste-associated discrimination under the ‘ethnic origins’ element of Section 9 of the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>Our consideration of the research report commissioned by the coalition Government, designed to determine the feasibility of conducting a national survey to quantify the extent of caste discrimination in Britain, is part of this process.</p><p>We remain mindful of the Open Government Action Plan published by the Coalition Government in 2013, to the extent that this concerns the results of commissioned research.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL3663 HL3664 question first answered 30/11/2015 17:18:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

438491

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Equal Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking to promote equal pay for women in the workplace.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
	uin	HL4587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>Unequal pay for equal work is unlawful, and it has been for over 40 years. We have made changes that require employment tribunals to order any employer who loses an equal pay case to carry out an equal pay audit.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 22/12/2015 15:38:37 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore