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723063

registered interest
date	20/04/2017
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	Castes: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has consulted employers and entrepreneurs on the potential effect of caste legislation; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	71419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>On 28 March the Government issued a public consultation – ‘Caste in Great Britain and Equality Law’ - on the issue of caste and caste discrimination and the Equalities Act 2010.</p><p>The consultation is due to close on 18 July and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/caste-in-great-britain-and-equality-law-a-public-consulation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/caste-in-great-britain-and-equality-law-a-public-consulation</a></p><p> </p><p>We encourage all those with an interest in this matter, including employers and entrepreneurs, to contribute to this debate by considering the issues set out in the consultation and responding.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 25/04/2017 15:28:23 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

722567

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
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	Pregnancy: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the Government's policy is on whether organisations which lobby against a woman's right to choose whether to continue with a pregnancy should be permitted to receive public funds.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	71288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>All grants are made in accordance with the Government’s Grants Standards (<a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/grants-standards" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/grants-standards</a>) which are designed to ensure taxpayers’ money, awarded through government grants, is properly agreed and spent. The standards provide a transparent and robust way to manage the government grants process.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/04/2017 09:06:18 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

722152

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
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	Civil Partnerships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2017 to Question 69447, on civil partnerships, whether she plans for an assessment of the effect of the equalisation of civil partnerships between same sex and different sex couples to take place before the Supreme Court has heard and given judgement in the appeal by Steinfeld and Another in their case against the Department for Education.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	71054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>We understand that the claimants in this case have sought permission to appeal to the Supreme Court. We are currently awaiting the Court’s decision on whether to allow the appeal so we are unable to comment further on the case.</p><p>As you know, a General Election has been called. This means that a decision on this policy area will be for the next Government.</p><p>As we set out previously, the Government carried out a consultation on the future of civil partnerships in 2014. The review found that there was no clear consensus on the future of civil partnerships. Given the lack of any consensus, the Government did not change the Civil Partnership Act 2004.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 21/04/2017 14:51:16 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

722271

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
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	Directors: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that diversity on boards is being promoted in (a) private companies, (b) the public sector and (c) the third sector.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	71208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>We have more women on boards than ever before and are down to fewer than 10 all male boards in the FTSE 350. We are going further and are supporting the work of the Hampton-Alexander Review and its business-led target of 33% women on FTSE 350 boards by 2020. We want to extend that progress to ethnic as well as gender diversity, and will consider whether and how to take action once Sir John Parker finalises his recommendations on increasing ethnic diversity in FTSE 100 companies before the end of this year.</p><p> </p><p>We also want to see greater diversity on boards across all sectors including the public and third sectors. The Government is committed to increasing the diversity of public appointments and ​has an​ aspiration that 50% of new public appointees should be women.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 21/04/2017 14:51:03 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

720397

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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	Equality Advisory and Support Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what data the Equality and Advisory Support Service holds on the (a) number, (b) frequency and (c) nature of the calls that that service receives.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	70690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The Equality Advisory and Support Service compiles and makes publicly available extensive management information about contact it receives from the public. This information includes: the volume of calls; the number of individual callers; the protected characteristic relevant to the query or complaint; the field of potential discrimination raised or complained about, for instance employment or the provision of services; contacts by geographical area; and the nature of the query or complaint itself, e.g. whether it might constitute direct or indirect discrimination, harassment or victimisation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 25/04/2017 15:29:53 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

720804

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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: Secondment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many staff are seconded to the Government Equalities Office; and how many such staff are seconded from which companies and organisations.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	70950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office currently has one member of staff on secondment. They are on secondment from the Big Lottery Fund, a Non-Departmental Public Body of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 25/04/2017 15:23:59 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

720805

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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: West Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the gender pay gap for (a) Calderdale and (b) West Yorkshire was in each year since 2005.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	70578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 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 of progress, the Government has introduced mandatory gender pay gap reporting for large employers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>a) </strong><strong>Calderdale </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><em>Year</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Female median hourly pay (£)</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Male median hourly pay (£)</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Gender pay gap (%)</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2005</em></p></td><td><p><em>8.63</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.50</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.2%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2006*</em></p></td><td><p><em>8.86</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.91</em></p></td><td><p><em>10.6%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2007</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.00</em></p></td><td><p><em>10.59</em></p></td><td><p><em>15.0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2008</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.36</em></p></td><td><p><em>11.53</em></p></td><td><p><em>18.8%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2009</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.49</em></p></td><td><p><em>11.77</em></p></td><td><p><em>19.4%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2010</em></p></td><td><p><em>10.47</em></p></td><td><p><em>11.27</em></p></td><td><p><em>7.1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2011*</em></p></td><td><p><em>10.61</em></p></td><td><p><em>11.33</em></p></td><td><p><em>6.4%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2012</em></p></td><td><p><em>10.43</em></p></td><td><p><em>13.50</em></p></td><td><p><em>22.7%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2013</em></p></td><td><p><em>10.23</em></p></td><td><p><em>12.60</em></p></td><td><p><em>18.8%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2014</em></p></td><td><p><em>10.29</em></p></td><td><p><em>12.40</em></p></td><td><p><em>17.0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2015</em></p></td><td><p><em>10.49</em></p></td><td><p><em>11.94</em></p></td><td><p><em>12.1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2016</em></p></td><td><p><em>11.48</em></p></td><td><p><em>12.53</em></p></td><td><p><em>8.4%</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>b) </strong><strong>West Yorkshire</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><em>Year</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Female median hourly pay (£)</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Male median hourly pay (£)</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Gender pay gap (%)</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2005</em></p></td><td><p><em>7.94</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.84</em></p></td><td><p><em>19.3%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2006*</em></p></td><td><p><em>8.21</em></p></td><td><p><em>10.10</em></p></td><td><p><em>18.7%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2007</em></p></td><td><p><em>8.55</em></p></td><td><p><em>10.50</em></p></td><td><p><em>18.6%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2008</em></p></td><td><p><em>8.76</em></p></td><td><p><em>10.89</em></p></td><td><p><em>19.6%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2009</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.13</em></p></td><td><p><em>11.11</em></p></td><td><p><em>17.8%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2010</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.52</em></p></td><td><p><em>11.30</em></p></td><td><p><em>15.8%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2011*</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.52</em></p></td><td><p><em>11.21</em></p></td><td><p><em>15.1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2012</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.65</em></p></td><td><p><em>11.50</em></p></td><td><p><em>16.1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2013</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.91</em></p></td><td><p><em>11.69</em></p></td><td><p><em>15.2%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2014</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.84</em></p></td><td><p><em>11.65</em></p></td><td><p><em>15.5%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2015</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.95</em></p></td><td><p><em>11.95</em></p></td><td><p><em>16.7%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2016</em></p></td><td><p><em>10.33</em></p></td><td><p><em>12.46</em></p></td><td><p><em>17.1%</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 25/04/2017 15:25:49 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

720806

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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	Plain English
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2017 to Question 66217, on plain English, how the Government ensures that both public and private sector service providers fulfil their duties under the Equality Act 2010 on accommodating users who require content published in an easy-read format.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	70552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>It is for each public authority and private sector service provider to ensure that it acts in compliance with the Equality Act 2010. For the public sector this includes fulfilling the public sector equality duty, which requires public sector bodies to have due regard to the need to:</p><p>a) Eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other conduct that is prohibited by or under this Act;</p><p>b) Advance equality of opportunity between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it; and</p><p>c) Foster good relations between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it</p><p> </p><p>If individuals feel that they have experienced discrimination, for example through the failure to make reasonable adjustments such as provision of information in a specific format, they may bring an action themselves either through the courts or through the Employment Tribunal Service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is an independent statutory body which has specific legislative powers to monitor and enforce the Equality Act 2010. For example, it can issue an unlawful act notice against an employer or service provider if it is satisfied that they have breached the Act; or assist an individual who is or may become party to legal proceedings where that individual alleges he or she is the victim of a breach of the Act.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 25/04/2017 15:27:41 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

720807

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many and what proportion of staff employed by her Department are employed on a contract which is (a) full-time permanent, (b) part-time permanent, (c) for less than two years' duration, (d) on an agency basis and (e) zero-hours.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Rob Marris
uin	70476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The table below shows data on how many and what proportion of staff are employed by the Department for Education (DfE), on a contract which is full-time permanent and part-time permanent. The permanent headcount figures include staff who are on fixed-term contracts and have been employed for over 1 year but under 2 years. The fixed term/temporary figure shows staff on fixed-term contracts who have been employed for less than 1 year.</p><p>The total figure for (c) is therefore 212.</p><p> </p><p>Agency workers are not employees of DfE and have therefore not been included. DfE does not employ any staff on zero hours contracts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Mar-17</p></td><td><p>DfE</p></td><td><p>GEO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Paid headcount</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4697</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>55</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FT Permanent (a)</p></td><td><p>3941</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PT Permanent (b)</p></td><td><p>660</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Of Permanent (c) </em></strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>FT contract (less than 2 years)</em></p></td><td><p><em>34</em></p></td><td><p><em>0</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Other FT contract</em></p></td><td><p><em>109</em></p></td><td><p><em>0</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fixed Term/Temporary (c)</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 25/04/2017 15:52:40 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1468 label Biography information for Rob Marris

715550

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
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	Voting Rights: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to announce further details of the £5 million funding to be made available to women's groups to celebrate 100 years of voting rights for women announced in the Spring Budget 2017.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	69992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The new fund will support projects celebrating the centenary of the Representation of the People Act 1918, which extended voting rights to women for the first time. We hope the fund will help build a legacy for the future by educating young people about this important milestone and inspiring women to get more involved in politics at all levels.</p><p> </p><p>Details of how people can apply for funding, what criteria will need to be met and when the scheme will start will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 24/04/2017 16:23:42 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw