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	registered interest
	date	22/01/2018
	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	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 when the decision will be made whether to nominate a UK woman for the vacancies arising in 2018 to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women; and whether they will publish the outcome of their decision before the 7 March deadline for the 2018 election.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
	uin	HL4922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is considering a range of factors and will make a decision on whether to nominate a UK candidate for the vacancies arising in 2018 to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women by the 7 March deadline.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 31/01/2018 13:33:26 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

830500

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2018
	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	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, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 23 January (HL4558), why the UK has never made a nomination to the UN Committee for Ending Discrimination against Women; and what consideration they have given to making a nomination in recognition of the centenary of the Representation of the People Act 1918 extending voting rights to women.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	uin	HL5108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>A range of factors are explored when considering whether to nominate a candidate for an election to a body such as the CEDAW Committee. A decision on whether to nominate a UK candidate for the next CEDAW Committee membership elections will be made by 7 March.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 31/01/2018 13:34:02 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

828599

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2018
	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	Equality Act 2010
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to review the operation of the Equality Act 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	124267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>A post-legislative scrutiny review of the Equality Act 2010 took place in 2015 and is here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/441838/Memo_to_Women_Equalities.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/441838/Memo_to_Women_Equalities.pdf</a><br>The way that the Act operates is kept under review to ensure that it operates as intended.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 31/01/2018 10:18:13 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

830092

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2018
	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: Directors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, who the lead non-executive director and other non-executive director board members are in the Government Equalities Office.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	124786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>In the Government reshuffle of 9 January, the Prime Minister appointed the Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, as Minister for Women and Equalities. <br>The Government Equalities Office has an ambitious agenda to champion equality and help make Britain a place where everyone can succeed without facing discrimination. This work will continue under the leadership of the Home Secretary</p><p>We are in the process of confirming new governance arrangements to reflect this change.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 31/01/2018 10:21:45 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane