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1059788

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
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	Candidates: Disability
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 8 February 2019 to Question 217059, on Candidates: Disability, what plans her Department has in place for expanding the EnAble Fund to support deaf and disabled candidates in the event of (a) a General Election called before March 2020 or (b) the exhaustion of the Fund.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	220173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The EnAble Fund for Elected Office is an interim fund and is therefore time bound with limited funding. It is primarily for the forthcoming English local elections in May.</p><p>The Government is clear that political parties are responsible for supporting their disabled candidates (as defined by the Equality Act 2010). We are undertaking a programme of work to help parties to put long-term sustainable solutions in place.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 18/02/2019 16:59:06 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1058855

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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 plans he Department has to consult on lowering the threshold for gender pay gap reporting in future reporting years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	219473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office continues to encourage organisations with fewer than 250 employees to publish gender pay gap data voluntarily, and supports them to do so. Several employers under the threshold reported in the first reporting year, and some have already done so ahead of the deadlines for the second year.</p><p>We recognise the challenges that smaller organisations face in compiling the data, and would consult with stakeholders on feasibility and possible implications before extending the regulations.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 18/02/2019 16:11:20 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1055874

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
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	Down's Syndrome: Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government Equalities Office is taking steps to (a) tackle the 90 per cent termination rate following a prenatal diagnosis of Down's syndrome and (b) assess the effect of that rate on the community of people with Down’s syndrome; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	217546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>We recognise the concerns that the introduction of offering non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) could have on the rate of possible terminations following a diagnosis of Down’s Syndrome. However, the key objective of NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme (FASP) is to enable prospective parents to make informed choices, at each step along the screening pathway. The screening guidance and midwife training is very clear that the options should be offered sensitively and prospective parents decisions respected. Counselling is available at all stages of the screening pathway to support people to make informed choices in the event of a fetal abnormality being detected, and the decision to terminate must rest on the judgement of the woman herself and her doctors.</p><p>The national introduction of the evaluative roll out of NIPT as a contingent screening test is yet to be implemented into the NHS FASP. Once NIPT is rolled out, data on the choices women make regarding screening and/or diagnosis will be collected. Data will also be collected on the pregnancy outcomes of women who choose to have screening, and about babies born with Down’s syndrome.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 18/02/2019 16:10:02 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1056474

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
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	Assistance Animals: Discrimination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to strengthen the Equality Act 2010 to prevent fully the discrimination against, and the exclusion of, people with assistance dogs, in the form of denial of access to taxis and minicabs, shops and restaurants by those without health-related exemption certificates.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL13526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>It is already illegal for taxi and Private Hire Vehicle drivers to refuse to carry an assistance dog or to charge their owner more for a journey. Local licensing authorities should ensure that drivers are aware of their duties, and that appropriate action, including prosecution, is taken where non-compliance is identified.</p><p> </p><p>There is also already a legal duty for service providers to provide reasonable adjustments to disabled people so that they are not put at a significant disadvantage compared to non-disabled people, which may include allowing access for assistance dogs where animals would not normally be permitted.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Disability Issues has been facilitating the assistance dog sector to work together to look at access and supply issues, with a view to creating an accredited UK standard. This work is ongoing but if a standard can be achieved this should reduce the likelihood of access refusals.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/02/2019 16:58:22 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1056670

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
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	Transphobia: LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of intimidation carried out by some LGBT activists towards those who refuse to identify transgender individuals by their preferred pronouns.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	218186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government is aware that the debate around transgender rights and Gender Recognition Act reform can often be a sensitive one, and one in which different people may legitimately hold different views. These differences of opinion can and should be discussed in a mature and respectful manner. Where that has not been the case, the Government would urge those on all sides to treat each other with more respect. The Government would strongly condemn abuse or intimidation, from whichever side of the debate it comes.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 13/02/2019 17:34:42 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1055218

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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, pursuant to her Written Statement of 23 July 2018 on Government Response to Caste Consultation, HCWS898, if she will ensure that (a) the Anti Caste Discrimination Alliance and (b) other non-Government organisations working with victims of caste-based discrimination are able to comment on and input into that draft guidance.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	217082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office will engage with a range of organisations involved in the issue of caste and the Equality Act 2010, before the guidance is published.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 13/02/2019 17:33:15 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

1055219

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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, pursuant to her Written Statement of 23 July 2018 on Government Response to Caste Consultation, HCWS898, whether the guidance for employers, service providers and public authorities will be statutory guidance linked to the relevant sections of the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	217083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>We intend to issue non-statutory guidance.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 13/02/2019 17:34:10 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin