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387150

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
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	Forced Marriage and Female Genital Mutilation
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 tackle (a) forced marriage and (b) female genital mutilation.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	James Berry
uin	900728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>The Girl Summit, hosted by the Prime Minister and UNICEF in July 2014, underlined the United Kingdom’s leadership in stamping out forced marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM).</p><p>We made forced marriage a criminal offence and the first conviction was secured last month. We also introduced a package of new measures to tackle FGM through the Serious Crime Act 2015 including victim anonymity, mandatory reporting of FGM, a new offence of parental liability and the introduction of FGM protection orders.</p><p>The Government recognises that legislation alone is not enough to tackle FGM and forced marriage, and our specialist FGM and Forced Marriage Units lead and deliver wide-ranging prevention and awareness-raising work.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 02/07/2015 16:28:06 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4489 label Biography information for James Berry

381564

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
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	Females: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the publication by Professor Ad Vingerhoets, Why only humans weep: unravelling the mysteries of tears, if she will make an assessment of the effect on (a) the performance in the workplace and (b) the perception of the performance of women in the workplace of the finding of that publication on gender disparities in the propensity to cry.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	2611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>We have made no assessment on gender disparities in the propensity to cry in the workplace and have no plans to do so.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/06/2015 16:10:31 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

349185

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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	Easter: Confectionery
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 the owners of large stores on their policies on stocking Easter eggs containing Christian or biblical messages.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	1554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>Neither the Minister for Women and Equalities nor I have had such discussions.</p><p>To the extent that this matter may concern equality law, statutory guidance about compliance with equality legislation covering Great Britain is issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. It is intended to give businesses and service providers the information they need to understand the law and meet their responsibilities. The guidance can be found at: <a href="http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/publication/services-public-functions-and-associations-statutory-code-practice" target="_blank">http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/publication/services-public-functions-and-associations-statutory-code-practice</a></p><p>Separate equality legislation applies in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 16/06/2015 15:34:15 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

348913

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
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	Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to section 147 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, when she plans to (a) publish a consultation and (b) set a timetable for bringing forward legislative proposals on pay transparency.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	1382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government will deliver its manifesto commitment to require companies with at least 250 employees to publish gender pay information at the earliest opportunity. A consultation will be published in the Summer with a view to making regulations in early 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 11/06/2015 16:12:30 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

348937

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
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	Equality Act 2010
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State's contribution of 18 March 2015, Official Report, Column 310 WH, when the five-year review of the Equality Act 2010 will begin; what the terms of reference of that review will be; whether a public consultation will be held as part of that review; and when that review is expected to report.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	1443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government’s contribution to the five-year review of the Equality Act 2010 is a substantive memorandum intended to facilitate post-legislative scrutiny of the Act, which we aim to publish as a Command paper shortly.</p><p>The memorandum will provide Parliament with a factual account of developments since the Act received Royal Assent five years ago. This will include a summary of why the Act was introduced, a breakdown of which elements have or have not come into force, a list of associated secondary legislation, a summary of key case law and a preliminary assessment outlining whether the Act is achieving its stated aims. Parliament will consider this information before deciding whether to gather further evidence on how the Act is operating.</p><p>Further details of the Government’s approach to post-legislative scrutiny is available in the Cabinet Office’s Guide to Making Legislation at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-making-legislation" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-making-legislation</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 16/06/2015 15:32:18 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

347969

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	Castes: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals in relation to caste discrimination in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>This Government opposes caste discrimination. We are aware of the Employment Appeal Tribunal judgment in the case of Tirkey v Chandok which opens the possibility that a legal remedy for claims of caste-associated discrimination already exists under current legislation, namely the ethnic origins element of Section 9 of the Equality Act 2010. We are considering the implications of the judgment for discrimination law and specifically for the duty on caste in Section 9 (5) of the Act.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/06/2015 11:21:03 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

348050

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	Access to Elected Office for Disabled People Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to reopen the Access to Elected Office fund in the present Parliament; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>No decision has been made on the future of the Access to Elected Office for Disabled People Fund pilot, pending an evaluation which is currently being undertaken.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 10/06/2015 15:34:51 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

348051

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	Access to Elected Office for Disabled People Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government has taken to evaluate the effectiveness of the Access to Elected Office fund between 2010 and 2015.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The evaluation of the three-year pilot will consider the extent to which the fund removed barriers to disabled people’s participation in public life. The independent Administrator of the Fund is preparing a report with data on demand, the different types of support that applicants required, and the extent to which funding helped them compete on level terms with other candidates. Applicants have been invited to complete an online survey, the results of which are being collated. The report will be completed this month, when final claims have been settled for candidates who stood in the May 2015 General Election and Local Authority elections.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 10/06/2015 15:57:18 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

348052

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	Access to Elected Office for Disabled People Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the (a) average, (b) highest and (c) lowest award made to an individual candidate was by the Access to Elected Office fund between May 2010 and May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The average award to applicants was £4,585; the highest award was £39,735 and the lowest award was £130.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 10/06/2015 15:50:53 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

348053

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	Access to Elected Office for Disabled People Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how much was disbursed to political candidates (a) in each region, (b) of each political party, (c) of each gender and (d) of each ethnic group by the Access to Elected Office fund between May 2010 and May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The information can be found in the attached tables.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 10/06/2015 15:48:33 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage attachment 1 file name 702 attachment.pdf title Tables containing the requested information
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green