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1674536

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2023
	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: Ethnic Groups
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the ethnicity pay gap data published by the Office for National Statistics on 29 November, what steps they are taking to combat ethnicity pay gaps in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government published guidance for employers on ethnicity pay reporting in April, which sets out best practice on measuring, analysing and reporting ethnicity pay gaps. Alongside this, we are supporting employers who wish to measure their pay gaps and are identifying examples of good practice.</p><p> </p><p>We also launched an Inclusion at Work Panel earlier this year. The Panel, made up of academics and practitioners in business, will develop and disseminate resources that can help employers achieve fairness and inclusion in the workplace.</p><p> </p><p>These actions are part of our ambitious Inclusive Britain strategy, published in March 2022, which set out 74 bold actions to tackle entrenched ethnic disparities in employment, education, health and criminal justice.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 14/12/2023 16:37:18 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1723708

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2024
	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	Gender Recognition Certificates: Young People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to their plans to lower the voting age to 16, whether they also intend to lower the legal age for (1) applying, or (2) qualifying, for a Gender Recognition Certificate to 16.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
	uin	HL352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2024 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to lower the minimum age of application for a Gender Recognition Certificate.</p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 07/08/2024 15:54:50 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
	tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1676685

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2023
	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	Gender Recognition
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Minister for Women and Equalities on 6 December (HC Deb cols 359–60), which organisations she consulted about amending the list of approved countries and territories which would be considered valid for applications under section 1(1)(b) of the Gender Recognition Act 2004.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
	uin	HL1017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2023 answer text <p>I refer back to the previous answer to UIN 5635 given on 14th December.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 22/12/2023 14:00:49 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

1670139

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2023
	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: Ethnic Groups
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 21 March 2022 where she stated that they reserve the right to introduce legislation for mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting "at a future point, if and when the reporting tools are sufficiently developed, effective in driving positive change and accessible to more businesses" (HL Deb col 722), whether they still remain open to doing so.
	tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
	uin	HL321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government published guidance in April which sets out how employers can measure, report on, and address any unfair ethnicity pay gaps within their workforce. This was an action from our ambitious Inclusive Britain strategy, published in March 2022.</p><p>We have no plans to introduce mandatory ethnicity pay reporting. Instead, we want to encourage and support employers who want to use ethnicity pay reporting to improve transparency and build trust among their employees. We are engaging with employers and representative bodies to promote the new guidance. We will also seek case studies from those that are already reporting on their ethnicity pay data, so that others can benefit from their experience.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gascoigne question first answered 29/11/2023 16:45:13 answering member 4986 label Biography information for Lord Gascoigne
	tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

1692891

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2024
	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 and Human Rights Commission: Disclosure of Information
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Barran on 6 February (HL1836), how many former Chief Executives of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) have signed a specific non-disclosure agreement with regard to their work at the EHRC which is separate from, or additional to, any standard confidentiality clauses as part of their contracts of employment.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
	uin	HL2873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>As an executive non-departmental public body that is operationally independent, this is for the Equality and Human Rights Commission to respond. I have attached the response from the Interim Chief Executive below.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL2871 HL2872 HL2874 question first answered 14/03/2024 16:04:46 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran attachment 1 file name 2024-03-11 - EHRC Letter - Baroness Barker PQs (1).pdf title Letter from Equality and Human Rights Commission
	tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

1700710

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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	Period Poverty Task Force
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 28 April 2022 (HL7975), what plans they have to resume the activities of the Period Poverty Taskforce.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Verma
	uin	HL3816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>This Government takes the issue of period poverty very seriously and we are taking steps to ensure that period products are available and affordable for those most in need through the organisations closest to them.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2020, a Department for Education scheme provides free period products in schools and 16-19 education institutions in England. 97% of secondary schools, 92% of post 16 organisations and 68% primary schools have made at least one order since the scheme began in January 2020.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2019 NHS England announced that it would offer period products to every hospital patient who needs them (including long-term in-patients).</p><p> </p><p>As part of our wider strategy to make period products affordable and available for all women, we have also made it clear that a zero rate of VAT applies to period products now that the UK has left the EU. These products are essential so it is right that there is now no VAT charge.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 29/04/2024 14:24:52 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma

1716676

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	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: Gender
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following reports that the median gender pay gap narrowed to 9 per cent in 2023–24, what assessment they have made of the impact of wage pressures in different industries on the gender pay gap.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL4487
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>Under this government the gender pay gap has fallen significantly, having fallen from 19.8% to 14.3% over the last decade. In 2017, we introduced world-leading regulations requiring large employers to publish the differences in average salaries and bonuses for men and women every year. This has ensured that employers are aware of their gaps and are taking steps to close them.</p><p>We know that reporting is just the first step, but do not believe that setting arbitrary targets or a timetable will help to drive the changes that we all want to see. The causes of the gender pay gap are complex, and the wider societal shifts required to close it will take time.</p><p>Detailed gender pay gap information is published annually by the ONS, and this includes sector-specific data and analysis. ONS data shows that the gender pay gap has decreased across all major occupational groups between 2022 and 2023.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL4465 question first answered 22/05/2024 15:52:51 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1688847

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2024
	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	Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government why they will not nominate a candidate to the elections for the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, and what assessment they have made of the risk for the United Kingdom's reputation as a champion for women.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
	uin	HL2433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>Ministers consider a range of factors when deciding whether to nominate a UK candidate for election to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, including the time and resources to mount a campaign, the potential benefits and the impact on other international elections.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This Government is committed to championing the rights of women and girls both domestically and internationally. Our leadership is demonstrated through the progress we have made on tackling violence against women and girls, launching the Women's Health Strategy and our International Women and Girls Strategy, published last year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 27/02/2024 15:14:40 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1723989

	registered interest
	date	29/07/2024
	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: Equality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which abbreviation they prefer to use when referring collectively to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
	tabling member printed	Lord Strathcarron
	uin	HL467
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/08/2024 answer text <p>The Government uses the term LGBT+. This reflects the breadth and diversity of the community as well as the preferences of most LGBT+ people. This term also resonates with language used by international partners and institutions. Whilst this is the Government's standard terminology, there may be occasions where it is appropriate to utilise variations that reflect a different focus.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 12/08/2024 14:01:36 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
	tabling member	4937 label Biography information for Lord Strathcarron

1685684

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2024
	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 Commission on the Status of Women
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Minister for Women will be attending the Commission on the Status of Women in March.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
	uin	HL1987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government delegation attending the Commission on the Status of Women has not yet been decided.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 12/02/2024 15:56:25 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger