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1349747

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date	22/07/2021
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	Age: Discrimination
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 ageism in society.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	38436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>The Equality Act prohibits age discrimination in a variety of fields, including employment, the provision of services and the exercise of public functions. Differential treatment based on a person’s age is permitted, but only where this can be objectively justified.</p><p>Other legislation in recent years has also helped to tackle ageism – for example the abolition of the default retirement age in 2011 – but our approach goes beyond basic legal protections. For example, to support older workers to remain in work, the Department for Work and Pensions and the Government’s Business Champion for Older Workers are working with employer organisations – including CIPD, British Chambers of Commerce, ACAS and Local Enterprise Partnerships – to encourage employers to support their older workers, retain them in the workforce and benefit from their skills and experience.</p><p>For those who become unemployed, the Government’s Plan for Jobs provides new funding to ensure more people, including those aged 50 and over, get tailored Jobcentre Plus support to help them find work and to build the skills they need to get into work. As part of the Jobcentre Plus offer for people aged 50 and over, we are also providing dedicated support through 50 PLUS Champions, to ensure they fully benefit from the Plan for Jobs package and existing Jobcentre Plus support.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 10/09/2021 09:48:41 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1341187

registered interest
date	28/06/2021
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	Government Equalities Office: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many Freedom of Information requests have been referred by her Department for advice on handling to the Cabinet Office’s clearing house for Freedom of Information requests in each year since 2016.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	23358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>The Equality Hub is an integral part of the Cabinet Office, therefore I refer the hon. Member to the response given to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-06-24/21941" target="_blank">PQ 21941</a> on 29 June 2021.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 01/07/2021 16:06:37 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1338870

registered interest
date	22/06/2021
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	Government Equalities Office: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department operates a red, amber and green rating system for categorising Freedom of Information requests according to their presentational sensitivity.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	20551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>The Equality Hub does not operate a traffic light system for FOIs.</p><p>All FOI requests are treated exactly the same, regardless of who the request is from and their occupation.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 28/06/2021 16:10:26 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1221129

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
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	Discrimination: Age
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 age discrimination.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	69726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 provides protection for adults against direct and indirect age discrimination in employment, the provision of goods, services, public functions and in private clubs. The 2010 Act makes it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against an employee or a job applicant because of their actual or perceived age or the age of someone they are associated with. Similar rules apply to service providers.</p><p>A person who believes that they have experienced discrimination because of age may take their case to an employment tribunal or a County Court (Sherriff’s Court in Scotland) in non-employment cases. The Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS), the helpline for anyone who believes that they have been discriminated against in the provision of goods, services and public functions, can provide free bespoke advice and in-depth support. The EASS can be contacted via its website - <a href="http://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com/" target="_blank">www.equalityadvisoryservice.com</a>, by telephone on 0808 800 0082, or by text phone on 0808 800 0084. Acas can assist in relation to employment discrimination issues, their number is 0800 464 0979.</p><p>The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) also deals with discrimination complaints relating to employment. Acas provides authoritative and impartial advice free to employees or employers via their website (<a href="http://www.acas.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.acas.org.uk</a>) and telephone helpline 0300 123 1190 or text relay service 18001 0300 123 1190. Acas also provides employees and employers with Early Conciliation to help them resolve/settle their workplace dispute without going to court.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 09/07/2020 16:32:03 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1221130

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
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	Coronavirus: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of commissioning an inquiry on the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on frail and elderly people.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	69727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government is putting its full efforts into fighting the virus and remains committed to supporting all people during this time, including the frail and elderly.</p><p>This includes the work I am carrying out with the Race Disparity Unit to examine the disparities in the risks and outcomes of COVID-19 following the PHE Review.</p><p>The terms of reference can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/next-steps-for-work-on-covid-19-disparities-announced" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/next-steps-for-work-on-covid-19-disparities-announced</a> and age is one of the factors being considered.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 27/07/2020 15:46:16 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1196323

registered interest
date	15/05/2020
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	Transgender People: Health Services and Public Lavatories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to reduce access to (a) health care for young transgender people and (b) public conveniences for transgender people in the forthcoming reforms to the Gender Recognition Act 2004.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	47467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>The Gender Recognition Act 2004 (GRA) sets out the process by which a person can change their legal gender. Healthcare for young transgender people and public conveniences for transgender people does not fall within its scope.</p><p>The Government is carefully planning next steps on reforming the GRA, so that any changes can have a positive impact on transgender adults who live in the UK.</p><p>We have listened closely to all those who engaged with the consultation, and we plan to publish our response this summer, subject to the Government's COVID-19 response.</p><p>The Government is also committed to making sure all young people have access to appropriate and timely psychological and medical support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 20/05/2020 15:49:00 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson