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909308

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
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	Menstrual Hygiene Day
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department plans to promote menstrual hygiene day on 28 May.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	146758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>This Government supports a wide range of policies to remove inequalities related to gender. However, the Government Equalities Office does not lead on health related issues and is not promoting Menstrual Hygiene Day or organising events related to it.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 04/06/2018 12:20:53 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

890356

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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 Buildings: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities whether she plans to require Departments and local councils to publish the provisions that they have in place for disabled access to their buildings; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	137466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 requires service providers and employers, including public authorities, to make reasonable adjustments to ensure that disabled people are not put at a substantial disadvantage, including in questions of access. For service providers this is an anticipatory duty, which means that they should not wait until they are asked to make an adjustment. However, the duty does not require publication of information about any adjustments made or the general accessibility features of a building, such as those required by building regulations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government agrees that the public sector can play an important leadership role in providing accessibility information for building users, whether they are visitors or employees. However, the Government believes that such decisions are best made at a local level and has no plans to introduce a requirement for such information to be published.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 14/05/2018 16:02:48 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

843808

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
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: Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, which women's sporting events she has attended since becoming Minister for Women and Equalities.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	128246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>I am pleased to see that women’s impressive achievements in sport are gaining increasing recognition, and am delighted that three women have won medals for Team GB at the Winter Olympics so far. The Minister for Women and Equalities has not attended any women’s sporting events since her recent appointment but hopes to do so in the future.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/02/2018 16:00:44 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

776263

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
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	Abortion Act 1967: Anniversaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will publish the events that she and Ministers at the Government Equalities Office attended to mark the 50th anniversary of passing of the Abortion Act.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	109071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend, the Minister for Women and Equalities has not attended any events to mark the 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the passing of the Abortion Act.</p><p> </p><p>Government Equalities Office Ministers, including myself and My Rt hon. Friend, the Minister of State for School Standards and Minister for Equalities, have not attended any such events either.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 01/11/2017 17:48:14 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

750889

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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	Sanitary Products: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what funding the Government Equalities Office plans to make available to tackle period poverty; and whether she plans to meet her equivalent in the Scottish Parliament to discuss its initiative to provide sanitary products to women and girls on low incomes.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	4361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>No girl should be held back from reaching her potential because of her gender.</p><p>Current guidance to schools on Relationship and Sex Education encourages schools to make adequate and sensitive arrangements to help girls cope with menstruation and with requests for sanitary protection.</p><p>We have taken note of the Scottish Government’s pilot programme to provide free access to sanitary products for low-income women and female pupils and are looking for opportunities to discuss this further with them.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 05/09/2017 08:22:51 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

622240

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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 staff of the Government Equalities office identify as (a) male, (b) female, (c) gay, (d) lesbian, (e) bisexual, (f) transgender, (g) gender fluid, (h) bi-gender, (i) non-binary, (j) gender queer, (k) gender non-conforming, (l) tri-gender, (m) all genders, (n) intersex and (o) another gender identity.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	50609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2016 answer text <p>There are 19 male and 35 female members of staff in the Government Equalities Office.</p><p>We are unable to provide information for (c) gay, (d) lesbian, (e) bisexual to protect individuals’ identity, as numbers below 5 are suppressed.</p><p>We do not record data for f) transgender, (g) gender fluid, (h) bi-gender, (i) non-binary, (j) gender queer, (k) gender non-conforming, (l) tri-gender, (m) all genders, (n) intersex and (o) an other gender identity.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/11/2016 12:00:04 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

577654

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
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: Sanitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what toilet facilities there are for transgender people at the Government Equalities Office at (a) the Sanctuaries Building, London and (b) Piccadilly Gate, Manchester.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	45458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that transgender people are free from discrimination, including in the provision of facilities and services. In Department for Education buildings, transgender people are therefore free to use the toilets that match the gender with which they identify.</p><p> </p><p>There are also twelve accessible toilet facilities in Sanctuary Buildings, London and six in Piccadilly Gate, Manchester, which are gender neutral. In line with the Government Equalities Office publication “Recruiting and Retaining Transgender staff – a guide for employers”, which suggests that departments should consider introducing gender neutral toilets when carrying out refurbishments or introducing new toilets into their buildings, gender-neutral toilet facilities will also be provided at the Department’s future London office at the Old Admiralty Buildings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 13/09/2016 16:59:58 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

576930

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government Equalities Office is taking to implement the actions identified for it in the Government's Ending Violence against Women and Girls 2016-2020, published in March 2016; and when a member of staff from the Government Equalities Office last attended a Violence against Women and Girls Stakeholder Meeting chaired by the Home Office.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	45283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering the Strategy published in March. The table below shows the progress made in delivering the actions allocated to the Government Equalities Office (GEO).</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>REF</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>ACTION</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>PROGRESS</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Develop new guidance in consultation with teachers for PHSE lessons specifically about gender equality (Apr 2016).</p></td><td><p>GEO has been working with the PSHE Association to consult teachers on how best to deliver this commitment.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Fund the Freedom Charity to expand the ‘Train the Trainers’ project…. (Apr 2016).</p></td><td><p>GEO funded the Freedom Charity to expand their ‘Train the Trainers’ project to reach a greater number of communities and empower teachers to deal with the topic of forced marriage sensitively and confidently. This funding enabled an additional 3,620 students and 1,230 staff to learn about forced marriage with Freedom.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>Launch the second phase of the national prevention campaign to challenge abuse in teenage relationships and promote understanding of health relationships and consent – including among LGB&amp;T teenagers (Feb 2016).</p></td><td><p>GEO, in partnership with the Home Office, launched <em>Disrespect Nobody</em>, the second phase of the national prevention campaign to challenge abuse in teenage relationships. This included a TV advert, along with a dedicated website, blogs and guidance for teachers.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>Update Media Smart resources (with the Advertising Association) to help teachers and parents improve primary school children’s understanding of how gender is represented in the media and their resilience to negative content (Sep 2016).</p></td><td><p>GEO commissioned the charity Media Smart to develop a new resource to help teachers and parents improve primary school children’s understanding of how gender is represented in the media and their resilience to negative content. The resource was published in August 2016 and will be disseminated to schools this term.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>Conduct or commission mapping of the evidence base and initiatives that engage men, boys and bystanders in VAWG prevention to identify how Government can build on these initiatives to further social change (Apr 2017).</p></td><td><p>GEO is currently mapping the evidence base and initiatives that engage men, boys and bystanders in VAWG prevention, as well as meeting with stakeholders working in this area.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>Establish an official Government working group to map out current issues, prevalence, initiatives and barriers to addressing gendered online abuse to improve understanding and coordinate the response to online manifestations of VAWG (Dec 2016).</p></td><td><p>In partnership with the Home Office, GEO has established an official Government working group to do this. This work is ongoing.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>Continue to ensure victims of revenge pornography have access to bespoke support and advice about their right to have the images removed from websites (review Apr 2017).</p></td><td><p>GEO has funded the Revenge Porn Helpline for a further year to continue its important work supporting victims of revenge porn and working to have such images removed from websites.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>GEO officials attend the Home Office-chaired cross-government working group on VAWG, the last of which took place on 23 June 2016. In addition, GEO officials have attended a number of Home Office-led consultation meetings with VAWG stakeholders, the last of which was in February 2016. Such discussions run alongside inter-ministerial meetings, the most recent of which I attended in June.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 15/09/2016 17:45:20 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

576931

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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: Breastfeeding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what activities (a) she and (b) officials of the Government Equalities Office have undertaken to promote breastfeeding during World Breastfeeding Week 2016.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	45284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office fully supports the work of the Department of Health, which leads Government work to promote breastfeeding.</p><ul><li>The Department of Health encourages exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life because of the health benefits to mothers and babies. We recognise that infant feeding choices are complex and based on individual and family circumstances and that not all mothers choose to or are able to breastfeed.</li><li>The Government is committed to supporting breastfeeding through the Healthy Child Programme. Breastfeeding is also included in the Public Health Outcomes Framework so that the improvements can be tracked, and action taken as needed.</li><li>Support and information is currently available to health professionals and parents through NHS Choices, the National Breastfeeding Helpline, UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative and local peer support programmes.</li></ul> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 15/09/2016 17:41:46 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

433577

registered interest
date	01/12/2015
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: Domestic Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she has visited (a) women's refugee shelters, (b) maternity units, (c) ante-natal groups and (d) women's groups since 15 July 2014.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	18393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2015 answer text <p>Since taking office as the Minister for Women and Equalities in May 2015, I have visited a variety of organisations, including:</p><ul><li>30% Club</li><li>Everywoman</li><li>Minerva Women’s Centre</li><li>Rights of Women</li><li>The Equality and Diversity Forum</li><li>WeAreTheCity</li><li>Women’s Business Council</li><li>Women’s Private Equity Network</li></ul><br /><p>I have also hosted a number of meetings within my department with women’s organisations. These will be published online at www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministers-quarterly-returns-2015 as part of the quarterly returns.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 07/12/2015 10:56:29 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick