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1652199

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
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	LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to strengthen LGBT+ rights.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	905956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of LGBT rights with a comprehensive and robust framework of legislative protection.</p><p>We have already taken great strides, including:</p><ul><ul><li><p>reducing the cost of applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate and moving the application process online</p></li><li><p>extending same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland</p></li><li><p>setting out our plan to end new HIV cases by 2030, and ending the ban on HIV+ people joining the UK armed services; and</p></li><li><p>setting out tailored action to address LGBT homelessness in the Rough Sleeping Strategy, such as improving how data on LGBT homelessness is collected and extending investment into coordinated local rough sleeping services.</p></li></ul></ul><p>I am also pleased to add that I recently held a roundtable with a range of stakeholders on the issue of LGBT homelessness which explored prevalence and what we can do to address it in the coming months. We will continue to make progress on LGBT rights and will set out further details soon.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 12/07/2023 13:56:04 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1652201

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
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	Asylum: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on support for asylum seekers with protected characteristics.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	905960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>Everybody has a protected characteristic.</p><p>In supporting individuals and where it is required, we have an obligation to provide accommodation which is adequate to their needs, which may or may not be on account of protected characteristics.</p><p>Accommodation providers are required to take account of specific requirements from individuals who have specific characteristics including sexual and gender identity.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 12/07/2023 13:57:57 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1650063

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
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	Older People: Discrimination
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 reduce age discrimination against older people.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	192401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>Age discrimination against older people that cannot be objectively justified is unacceptable and unlawful across a range of fields under the Equality Act 2010. It is the strong protections in the 2010 Act that enable older people and their representatives to challenge such unlawful behaviour and ultimately seek redress in the courts or, in the case of older workers, an employment tribunal.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In addition, as regards to the public sector, the Public Sector Equality Duty places a duty on Government Departments, local authorities, the NHS and other bodies to have due regard to meeting equality requirements, including to eliminate unlawful age discrimination, where this is relevant to their policies and activities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 12/07/2023 09:26:57 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1649747

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
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	Guide Dogs: Business Premises
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 12 June 2023, to Question 187338 on Guide Dogs: Business Premises, whether she plans to provide guidance to businesses on (a) reasonable adjustments and (b) protected characteristics they should consider for customers with assistance dogs.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	192231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>Clear guidance has already been published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, one of its roles being to ensure that businesses and service providers are aware of their legal responsibilities towards customers with assistance dogs and are equipped with the knowledge to ensure the Equality Act 2010 is complied with.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Here is a link to “Assistance Dogs, A guide for all businesses”:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/assistance-dogs-a-guide-for-all-businesses.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/assistance-dogs-a-guide-for-all-businesses.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 10/07/2023 08:51:54 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1648589

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
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: Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether victims of (a) sexual orientation and (b) gender identity conversion practices will have statutory access to victim support under the Government’s proposed conversion practices ban.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	191664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government funds a support service for anyone affected by or at risk of conversion practices, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender. The service is run by Galop, which is the UK’s leading LGBT+ anti-abuse charity, and comprises a helpline, instant messaging service, and website, ensuring survivors of the practice can find and access the support that they need.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 06/07/2023 10:38:49 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1648651

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
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	Disability: Housing Improvement
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 23 June to Question 189783 on Cabinet: Disability, what discussions she has had with Cabinet Office colleagues on the decision to not implement work to require landlords to make reasonable adjustments to the common parts of leasehold and commonhold homes.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	191621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2023 answer text <p>There has been no decision not to implement these Equality Act 2010 provisions. We continue to work towards implementation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 07/07/2023 08:49:33 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1648673

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans the Government has for pre-legislative scrutiny of its ban on conversion practices.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	191665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government will shortly publish a draft Bill and consultation response setting out our approach to banning conversion practices. The draft legislation will go for pre-legislative scrutiny by a Joint Committee in this parliamentary session.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 06/07/2023 10:33:37 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1645895

registered interest
date	20/06/2023
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 recent assessment she has made of trends in equal pay in (a) York and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	190325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2023 answer text <p>Equal pay refers to men and women performing equal work, or work of equal value. In comparison, the gender pay gap measures the difference between men and women’s average earnings across an organisation.</p><p>The Equality Act 2010 contains strong equal pay protections and many employers proactively conduct regular equal pay audits, in order to ensure that they are not acting unlawfully. In 2014, the Government strengthened equal pay protections by introducing mandatory equal pay audits for organisations that lose an equal pay claim.</p><p>The Government does not make an assessment of trends in equal pay. Individuals can bring a claim to an Employment Tribunal if they believe their employer is acting unlawfully, and figures on the number of employers doing so can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics#employment-tribunal-and-employment-appeal-tribunal-statistics-(gb)" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics#employment-tribunal-and-employment-appeal-tribunal-statistics-(gb)</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>With regard to the gender pay gap, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes data on the national gender pay gap annually, this includes breakdowns by UK regions and areas. The most recent data from the ONS can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/genderpaygapintheuk/2022" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/genderpaygapintheuk/2022</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 28/06/2023 10:51:07 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1645709

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
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	Disability: Elections
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 5 June to Question 186960 on Access to Elected Office for Disabled People Fund, whether she has received representations from disability advocacy groups on re-establishing the (a) Access to Elected Office Fund and (b) the EnAble Fund.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	190176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>This Government has received representations from a number of individuals and groups regarding the need for greater support for disabled people wishing to stand for elected office. This includes representations related to the provision of funding to support with reasonable adjustments.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is committed to increasing representation of disabled people in elected office. Earlier this year, the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work wrote to political parties represented in the House of Commons to seek support in ensuring that disabled candidates and people in elected office have the support they require.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been clear that the responsibility for supporting disabled candidates sits with political parties and that the EnAble Fund was an interim measure to give parties time to put their own support in place.</p><p> </p><p>Building on the experience of the Access to Elected Office fund and the EnAble fund, DLUHC with the Local Government Association launched a new scheme in April 2022, to support those seeking to become candidates in local elections.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 27/06/2023 14:18:06 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1644613

registered interest
date	14/06/2023
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	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 ban conversion practices.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	189611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my response to Parliamentary Questions 189369, 189439, 189455, 189469, 189456, 189457, 189458.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 20/06/2023 10:50:04 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson