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registered interest
date	29/07/2020
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	Racial 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 study by Number Cruncher Politics, published on 16 July, which stated that 55 per cent of ethnic minorities said that racism has stayed the same or has got worse during their lifetimes.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/08/2020 answer text <p>This Government is committed to tackling prejudice, racism and discrimination - and to improving the quality of data and evidence about the types of barriers faced by people from different backgrounds to help drive effective and lasting change.</p><p>That is why we have established a new Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities. This cross-government commission will examine all aspects of continuing racial and ethnic inequalities in Britain. The Commission aims to set out a new, positive agenda for change - balancing the needs of individuals, communities and society, maximising opportunities and ensuring fairness for all.</p><p>It will build on the work of the Race Disparity Unit. The Commission will carry out a deeper examination of what the causes of these disparities are, and seek to establish what works to address them effectively.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 12/08/2020 10:05:43 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1228056

registered interest
date	27/07/2020
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: Disclosure of Information
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 suspension of gender pay gap reporting during the COVID-19 pandemic on gender pay gap inequality.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL7392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>I refer the noble Baroness to the answer given to <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2020-06-23/HL6083/" target="_blank">HL6083</a> on 3rd July 2020.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 03/08/2020 12:09:38 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1227930

registered interest
date	24/07/2020
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	Electronic Commerce
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that no one is discriminated against when booking goods and services online from companies based in the UK on the basis of their name.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL7291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>Domestic anti-discrimination law is contained in the Equality Act 2010 (“the Act”).</p><p>A person’s name may be indicative of their sex and/or their race, both of which are grounds for discrimination covered by the Act.</p><p>If a provider of goods or services treats someone unfairly because of their name, for instance because it indicates that they are of a certain colour, nationality or ethnic origin, that may constitute unlawful discrimination under the Act.</p><p>If someone believes that they have suffered discrimination for this reason they can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service, which provides free help and advice to the public. The service can be contacted by a range of means, including by telephone (0808 800 0082) or via its website: <a href="https://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com/" target="_blank">https://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com/</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 03/08/2020 12:13:03 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1227717

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
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: Coronavirus
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 intersection between relevant dimensions of inequality and the impact of COVID-19.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL7166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>This Government is learning as much and as quickly as possible about this virus, who it affects and how best to keep everyone safe and protect those who may be more vulnerable to COVID-19.</p><p>The Government is committed to supporting all people affected by COVID-19, including those that are disproportionately affected by it. All equality and discrimination laws and obligations continue to apply during the COVID-19 pandemic. We continue to monitor the virus’ impact using existing and new data sources.</p><p>The Government commissioned Public Health England to review how different factors - including ethnicity, gender and obesity - can impact on people’s health outcomes from COVID-19. The review was published on 2 June, and the Prime Minister has asked the Minister for Equalities, Kemi Badenoch, to act on its findings. On 4 June, the Minister for Equalities set out the Terms of Reference for this work, which include commissioning further data, research and analytical work to clarify the scale, and drivers, of the gaps in evidence highlighted by the report.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 03/08/2020 12:08:28 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1227736

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
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: Ethnic Groups and Gender
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the recent Higher Education Statistics Agency statistics which suggest that gender and race inequalities are established immediately after university graduation.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>It is disappointing to see the disparities shown in the HESA Graduate Outcome Data publication, but it highlights why collecting this information is so important. To tackle these gaps the Government is focused on ensuring equality of opportunity exists for everyone.</p><p>To help us do this the Government has established an independent Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, which will examine ethnic inequalities across the whole population in the UK, and report by the end of this year.</p><p>To tackle income and employment disparities we are ensuring more women are equipped to enter STEM careers, where some jobs have higher than average wages, and we are encouraging flexible working, so parents are not held back. The Government is also doubling the number of front line staff at job centres, providing an extra £32m to recruit extra careers advisers and providing £17m for work academies in England to help make sure those looking for employment are offered the support they need to fulfil their potential.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 03/08/2020 12:07:42 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1222186

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
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	Business: Gender
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they have provided to businesses to facilitate an improved gender balance in the workplace since February.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL6626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2020 answer text <p>In recognition of the unprecedented uncertainty and pressure facing employers due to the Coronavirus pandemic, and to ease the burdens on business, the Government and the Equality and Human Rights Commission suspended enforcement of the gender pay gap reporting deadlines for 2019/20. However, employers can still choose to report their data and we have carried on providing support to those who need it. Over 5,500 employers have reported to date and more continue to do so.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge grouped question UIN HL6628 question first answered 30/07/2020 15:23:07 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

1222188

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what actions they have taken to reduce the gender pay gap since February.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL6628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2020 answer text <p>In recognition of the unprecedented uncertainty and pressure facing employers due to the Coronavirus pandemic, and to ease the burdens on business, the Government and the Equality and Human Rights Commission suspended enforcement of the gender pay gap reporting deadlines for 2019/20. However, employers can still choose to report their data and we have carried on providing support to those who need it. Over 5,500 employers have reported to date and more continue to do so.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge grouped question UIN HL6626 question first answered 30/07/2020 15:23:07 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

1221709

registered interest
date	07/07/2020
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their proposed ban on same sex attraction therapy will include a prohibition on talking therapy.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL6567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government takes this issue of Conversion Therapy very seriously and fundamentally disagrees with attempts to forcibly change someone’s sexuality. In order to end conversion therapy practice for good, we are thoroughly considering all legislative and non-legislative options.</p><p>My officials are reviewing the current legislative framework to see how certain harmful and abhorrent practices referred to as conversion therapy may already be captured by existing laws and offences. Where these practices are already unlawful, we will ensure that the law is clear, well-understood and enforced. Where dangerous conversion therapy practices are not already unlawful, we are examining the best ways to prevent them being conducted, without sending them underground.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 31/07/2020 13:29:04 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1217215

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the suspension of gender pay gap reporting during the COVID-19 pandemic on gender pay gap inequality.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL6083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2020 answer text <p>In recognition of the unprecedented uncertainty and pressure facing employers due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Government and the Equality and Human Rights Commission suspended enforcement of the gender pay gap reporting deadlines for 2019/20. However, employers can still choose to report their data and we have carried on providing support to those who need it. Over 5,500 employers have reported to date and more continue to do so.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 03/07/2020 11:47:42 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1216530

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, and with whom, about the lack of recommendations in the report by Public Health England’s Disparities in the risk and outcomes of COVID-19, published in June, on how to tackle racial and health inequalities that have been amplified by COVID-19.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL6022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government commissioned Public Health England to conduct an epidemiological review to analyse how different factors can impact on people’s health outcomes from COVID-19. This was published on 2 June 2020. This review is an important piece of work which sets out firm conclusions, and the Minister for Equalities is working with the Race Disparity Unit, Department for Health and Social Care and other departments to take forward work to build on PHE’s review, and work across government to take appropriate steps to mitigate disparities identified.</p><p>In parallel, Professor Kevin Fenton separately engaged with a significant number of individuals and organisations within the BAME community to hear their views, concerns and ideas about the impact of COVID-19 on their communities. This separate report, ‘COVID-19:understanding the impact on BAME communities’, was published on GOV.UK on 16 June 2020.</p><p>The recommendations from the second report will also be taken forward through the terms of reference for Government’s next steps to address the disparities identified in the PHE report, announced on 4 June.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 07/07/2020 11:43:38 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick