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1717190

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
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: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has had discussions with employers on the (a) public reporting of ethnicity pay gaps and (b) inclusive early talent pipelines.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	25712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>As part of the government’s ambitious Inclusive Britain action plan, we published comprehensive guidance in April 2023 for employers on how they can measure, report on and address any unfair ethnicity pay gaps within their workforce. We have engaged with employers and representative bodies in both developing and promoting the new guidance.</p><p>We have also worked with employers to deliver other relevant actions in Inclusive Britain including:</p><ul><li>Updated guidance for employers on positive action in the workplace, published last April, on how to widen opportunities in a way that is consistent with equalities legislation.</li><li>The report by the independent Inclusion at Work Panel, published on 20 March, on how to achieve fairness and inclusion in the workplace.</li><li>Introducing a voluntary in-work progression offer for low paid Universal Credit claimants, a disproportionate number of whom are from an ethnic minority background.</li><li>Measures to increase the number of young ethnic minorities in apprenticeships.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 15/05/2024 16:54:26 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1656864

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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	Disability: Building Regulations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to make BS 8300 a legal requirement.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	196553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>Individual departments are responsible for ensuring that the provisions of the Equality Act are delivered across their department. The Disability Action Plan consultation document set out the Government's work over the last 12 months as well as planned work in 2023/24. This included highlighting work undertaken by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on accessibility and building regulations, and their plans in the upcoming months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 06/09/2023 16:06:29 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1656869

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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	Women: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department plans to take to support the Ministry of Justice on delivering the Young Women's Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	196558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>My Equality Hub officials and I work closely with the Ministry of Justice on a range of issues, including those relating to gender. We will continue to work with our colleagues at the Ministry as they work to bring together best practice and evidence about how to support young women, and provide the right services at every stage of their journey through the criminal justice system.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 11/09/2023 08:52:35 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1287927

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
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	Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to tackle hair discrimination in (a) dress code policies in schools and (b) places of work.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	156567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2021 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 covers both education and employment settings.</p><p>In formulating its school uniform policy, a school must consider its obligations not to discriminate unlawfully under equality law. The Department for Education provides guidance to help schools understand how the Equality Act affects them and how to fulfil their duties under the Act. The guidance makes clear to schools that decisions related to appearance, including on hair, must be made in accordance with their responsibilities under the Equality Act.</p><p>In the workplace, any absolute ban on someone’s ability to manifest their religious beliefs through a chosen hairstyle could constitute direct discrimination because of religion and therefore would be likely to be unlawful, while a ban on hairstyles associated with a particular ethnicity could constitute indirect discrimination because of race which would require the employer imposing the ban to justify why it was necessary, for instance because of health and safety reasons.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 02/03/2021 16:49:14 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1282615

registered interest
date	01/02/2021
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	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will hold discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of providing tailored support to the wraparound childcare sector during the covid-19 outbreak to help tackle gender inequality.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	147072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Wraparound childcare is a Department for Education policy, therefore the Minister for Women and Equalities would not be best-placed to lead discussions on this issue with the Chancellor. The Equality Hub provides evidence and expertise to support cross-government work on economic and social recovery, working closely with the COVID-19 Taskforce and the relevant delivery departments. This includes working with the Department for Education to highlight the pressures faced by those balancing work with childcare, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, as we know that the majority of these pressures fall on women.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 148867 question first answered 22/02/2021 15:21:59 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1216219

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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	Ethnic Groups: Equality
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 tackling inequalities experienced by the BAME community as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	62637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>Guided by medical and scientific expertise, the Government has implemented significant measures to reduce the spread of the virus in all communities, especially for people who may be at higher risk. This includes targeted testing of occupations and groups at higher risk; guidance for NHS organisations on how to enhance their existing risk assessments particularly for potentially at-risk groups within their workforce; and translating the latest information into multiple languages and forms to meet accessibility needs.</p><p>In addition to these measures, on 4 June as Minister for Equalities, I announced Government’s next steps to address the disparities identified in the Public Health England (PHE) Report “COVID-19: review of disparities in risks and outcomes”. The Minister will be working with the Race Disparity Unit (RDU) and the Department for Health and Social Care with support from officials across other departments and their agencies to carry forward this vital work. This includes reviewing the effectiveness and impact of current actions being undertaken by relevant government departments and their agencies to directly lessen disparities in infection and death rates of COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 29/06/2020 16:57:20 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1197417

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
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: Public Appointments
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 the diversity of the composition of the commissioners of the Equality and Human Rights Commission; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	49848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The current diversity of the Equality and Human Rights Commission Board of Commissioners is set out in the table below;</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Equality and Human Rights Commission: Board Diversity</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Members on Board</p></td><td><p>10 (1 Chair; 1 Deputy Chair; 1 ‘Scotland’ Commissioner; 6 Commissioners; 1 CEO/ commissioner ex officio)</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BAME</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disabled</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 08/06/2020 17:28:39 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

223058

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
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	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many apprentices employed by (a) the Government Equalities Office and (b) its executive agencies and associated bodies are aged (i) 16 to 18, (ii) 19 to 24 and (iii) 25 years or older; and how many of those apprentices employed in each form of body and of each age group were previously employed by the Government.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	225069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The answer is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>(a) one apprentice, aged 19 to 24, not previously employed by the Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(b) None</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 02/03/2015 18:05:35 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

171172

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
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	Transgender People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress she has made on the Government's Transgender Action Plan, published in December 2011.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	219354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government has made good progress implementing the actions set out in Advancing transgender equality: a plan for action, and the majority have now been completed.</p><p>We continue to liaise regularly with representatives of the transgender community to understand their priorities in tackling remaining areas of inequality and discrimination.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 07/01/2015 10:50:52 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

171174

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
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	Transgender People and Transphobia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she plans to take to raise awareness of transgender issues and transphobia; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	219356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling transphobia and raising awareness of transgender issues. The Government Equalities Office regularly meets representatives of the transgender community to understand their key concerns, and we raise awareness of transgender issues across Government.</p><p> </p><p>On 20 November this year, as we have previously, the Government Equalities Office flew the rainbow flag to mark International Transgender Day of Remembrance to raise awareness of transphobia and to pay respects to those whose lives have been cut short by it.</p><p> </p><p>Current Government initiatives to raise awareness of transgender issues and transphobia include:</p><p>- a £2m fund launched in October 2014 to provide grants to organisations to provide support to schools to prevent and address homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying;</p><p>- guidance for service providers on how to meet the needs of transgender customers and service users;</p><p>- guidance for employers on how to recruit and retain transgender employees;</p><p> </p><p>- advice for transgender individuals on privacy.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 07/01/2015 10:53:38 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna