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946777

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
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	Public Sector: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Equalities Act 2010 so that the provisions of that Act on the public sector equality duty apply to Parliament and to hon. Members.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Jared O'Mara
uin	167398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2018 answer text <p>As the honourable Member notes, the functions of Parliament are currently exempt from the Public Sector Equality Duty. Making the functions of Parliament and of individual Members subject to the duty would make Parliamentary functions subject to compliance requirements by the Equality and Human Rights Commission and the control of the Courts, raising constitutional questions.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers of the Crown, when formulating policy, are acting as part of the Government and are therefore subject to the duty, as are Government Departments when preparing the policies behind primary legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to change this position.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/09/2018 15:02:14 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4661 label Biography information for Jared O'Mara

946955

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many civil servants are employed by the Government Equalities Office.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	167215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2018 answer text <p>As of 24 July 2018, the number of Civil Servants currently employed by the Government Equalities Office is 110, which equates to 102.3 Full Time Equivalent.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/09/2018 15:00:19 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

947123

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
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	Women's Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of a report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission which suggests that women’s rights, including employment protection rights and funding for women’s services, may be threatened by Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL9813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2018 answer text <p>The EHRC has submitted this report to the United Nations as part of its work on monitoring the Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women.</p><p>The Government is firmly committed to tackling the major injustices across Great Britain that hold women back, including eliminating violence against women and girls and closing the gender pay gap. We have already made significant progress on safeguarding and improving women’s rights.</p><p>The draft EU Withdrawal Agreement, once finalised and agreed will allow the UK to continue participation in EU programmes until their closure, including the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Fund, which promotes non-discrimination, combats racism, xenophobia, homophobia and other forms of intolerance as well as promoting rights and equality.</p><p>This Government has already made a clear commitment to protect workers’ rights, and ensure that they keep pace with the changing labour market, including in our recent white paper on the future relationship between the UK and the EU. We do not need to be part of the EU to have strong protections in the workplace. The UK already goes beyond EU minimum standards in a number of areas, such as entitlement to annual leave, paid maternity leave and parental leave.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/08/2018 12:10:57 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

945565

registered interest
date	20/07/2018
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	Females: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Female FTSE Board Report 2018, published by Cranfield University in July 2018, what steps the Government is taking to support more women into business leadership positions; and what local initiatives the Government Equalities Office is supporting to inspire more women into public life.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	166491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>We welcome Cranfield’s research, helping the business community to identify and address barriers to achieving gender-balanced leadership. Cranfield’s 2018 Board Report shows that the FTSE 100 are on track to meet the Hampton-Alexander Review target. This is for women to hold 33% of positions on FTSE Boards by 2020, as well as on Executive Committees and their Direct Reports. 29% of board positions are now held by women, up from 27.7% in October 2017 and 12.5% in 2011. The FTSE 250 however, need to take action to address their slow progress.</p><p>The Government is supporting the Hampton-Alexander Review targets. Our new requirement for large employers to publish gender pay gap information is also exposing where women face barriers to progression and supporting employers to remove these. Other initiatives that support the talent pipeline of women include the Women’s Business Council’s action groups: Starting Out, Getting On and Staying On. The Government has also allocated £5million to help people who have taken time out for caring responsibilities, to return to work.</p><p>Our £1.5m Women’s Votes Centenary Grant Scheme is supporting grassroots projects across England that encourage more women to participate in all levels of politics so that they can have an equal voice in decision-making.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/07/2018 13:34:41 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

942922

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Equal Pay: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to enforce sanctions for companies that fail to report their gender pay gap.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Mr Alister Jack
uin	165139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>Regulations introduced in 2017 require employers with 250 or more employees to report specific data about their gender pay gap.</p><p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission has the power to take enforcement action against employers that breach the regulations. Failure to comply with the regulations could ultimately lead to an unlimited fine decided by the courts</p><p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission have published their enforcement policy, which is available online:</p><p><a href="http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/closing-gap-enforcing-gender-pay-gap-regulations" target="_blank">www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/closing-gap-enforcing-gender-pay-gap-regulations</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/07/2018 13:34:04 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack

943408

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Employment: Discrimination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether consideration has been given to amending the Equality Act 2010 so that employees who experience one off or recurring health conditions lasting less than 12 months are protected by that Act’s provisions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL9620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 provides protection from discrimination for those that meet the definition of one or more of the protected characteristics covered by the Act and this includes conditions that might last less than 12 months but are likely to recur.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that there are concerns that the protections offered by the Act may not be available to people with fluctuating mental health conditions, and this is one of the issues the Government is considering in its work on extending protection for those with mental health disorders.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Act is intended to provide protections from discrimination for employees who qualify as disabled, rather than general employment protection for those who experience episodes of ill health.</p><p> </p><p>A number of important statutory employment rights already apply to all workers as soon as they start work or once they have passed a qualifying period, including protection against unlawful deductions from wages and against unfair dismissal. This includes protection from unlawful sanctions by employers for legitimate sickness absences.</p><p> </p><p>Amending the Act in the way raised in the Question would therefore risk duplicating these existing protections, as well as significantly increasing the scope of the Act beyond its protection of disability.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/07/2018 14:47:55 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

940680

registered interest
date	13/07/2018
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 Commission on the Status of Women: New York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the outcomes were of the 62nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women which took place in New York from 12 to 23 March 2018.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	163820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The priority theme for the 62nd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls. Working in collaboration with our EU partners, the UK Government helped to secure a strong outcome document, which included positive language on sexual and reproductive health and rights, the role of men in unpaid care, quality education and human rights.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the UK delegation, led by the Secretary of State for International Development, had a successful programme, including ‎chairing side events to share good practice, bilateral meetings and delivering the UK national statement.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/07/2018 13:33:16 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

939973

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
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	Civil Partnerships: Heterosexuality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals in response to the Supreme Court's recent ruling on heterosexual civil partnerships.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	163584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>We have committed to undertake further work to inform a decision on civil partnerships and resolve the difference in treatment between same-sex and opposite-sex couples. We will bring forward legislative proposals on this issue in due course.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/07/2018 13:32:18 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

940113

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
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: Reviews
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many independent reviews the Government Equalities Office has commissioned into its policy or administration over the last year; and what was the total cost of those reviews.
tabling member printed	Lord Watts
uin	HL9528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text The Government Equalities Office does not hold this information<p /><p /> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/07/2018 14:50:01 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	489 label Biography information for Lord Watts

938630

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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	LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to tackle LGBT bullying in the workplace.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	163176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government is clear that discrimination and harassment of LGBT people is wrong.</p><p> </p><p>While there has been great progress in workplace equality over recent years, we know from the National LGBT survey that too many LGBT people feel unable to be themselves at work and that the majority of incidents in the workplace were left unreported.</p><p> </p><p>This is why we have committed in the LGBT Action plan to provide employers with free training materials to support LGBT inclusion in the workplace. We will also bring together employers to help us understand the experiences of LGBT staff in different sectors and to develop targeted interventions to improve the experience of LGBT people at work.</p><p> </p><p>The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service already provide invaluable advice to employers on workplace equality. They will make sure that LGBT harassment is included in sexual harassment policies and guidance they issue.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/07/2018 09:17:45 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie