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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organisations working with victims of caste-based discrimination are able to comment on and input into that draft guidance.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

1029158

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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	Castes: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress the Government has made on repealing the duty under the amendment to section 9 of the Equality Act 2010 in relation to caste discrimination.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	908344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>We intend to legislate to repeal the caste duty as soon as we have a suitable legislative vehicle and parliamentary time, and we expect to publish guidance on caste and the Equality Act before the summer.</p><p> </p><p>My Hon Friend will know that I have been determined to ensure this issue is resolved since I became Minister for Women and Equalities.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/12/2018 12:04:29 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

856300

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
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	Castes: Discrimination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many responses to their consultation on caste in Great Britain and equality law were accepted after the closing date for submissions; and whether statistics on any responses accepted after the closing date will be declared separately.
tabling member printed	Lord Cashman
uin	HL6091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p><br>Following the closure of the Government’s consultation on ‘Caste in Great Britain and Equality Law’ on 18 September 2017, we received 42 late responses in five separate postal mailings. This constituted 0.26% of the total number of responses received, and included responses from both those in favour of and those opposed to explicit legal protection against caste discrimination being included in the Equality Act 2010. Almost all late responses were campaign responses identical to others which had arrived on time.</p><p>Respondents had already had almost six months to reply to the consultation, and late responses were not taken into account in the Government’s analysis of the consultation’s results. The Government will be publishing this analysis and its response to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/03/2018 15:57:45 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4340 label Biography information for Lord Cashman

850277

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
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	Castes: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to Caste in Great Britain and equality law: a public consultation, which closed on 18 September 2017, when the Government plans to publish its response to that consultation.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	129845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>Government received over 16,000 responses to the public consultation, confirming that this is an extremely sensitive and emotive subject. We are currently considering these responses carefully to ensure that there is appropriate legal protection against caste discrimination in the UK, and will publish a response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 02/03/2018 12:48:29 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

723063

registered interest
date	20/04/2017
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	Castes: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has consulted employers and entrepreneurs on the potential effect of caste legislation; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	71419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>On 28 March the Government issued a public consultation – ‘Caste in Great Britain and Equality Law’ - on the issue of caste and caste discrimination and the Equalities Act 2010.</p><p>The consultation is due to close on 18 July and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/caste-in-great-britain-and-equality-law-a-public-consulation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/caste-in-great-britain-and-equality-law-a-public-consulation</a></p><p> </p><p>We encourage all those with an interest in this matter, including employers and entrepreneurs, to contribute to this debate by considering the issues set out in the consultation and responding.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 25/04/2017 15:28:23 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

683454

registered interest
date	02/02/2017
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	Castes: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when the Government plans to launch a public consultation on caste and the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	62869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>This is the first ever public consultation on the matter and it is vital that we get the details and content of the consultation right. We intend to issue the consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/02/2017 10:44:37 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

669101

registered interest
date	06/01/2017
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	Castes: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when the consultation on caste discrimination announced on 2 September 2016 will commence.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Mr Graham Allen
uin	58872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>We intend to issue the consultation shortly at which point it will run for 12 weeks.</p><p> </p><p>[Caste is an extremely sensitive and emotive subject. This is the first ever public consultation on the matter and it is vital that we get the details and content of the consultation right].</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 16/01/2017 17:53:01 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	364 label Biography information for Mr Graham Allen

577922

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Castes: Discrimination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what form the consultation on section 9(5) of the Equality Act 2010 on caste-based discrimination will take; how they will formulate the questions to be addressed in the consultations; and whether that consultation will be on how section 9(5) can best be brought into effect or on whether it should be brought into effect.
tabling member printed	Lord Harries of Pentregarth
uin	HL1669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government has considered carefully the Tirkey v Chandhok judgment and its implications, including for the caste duty and the Equality Act, and has decided to issue a public consultation on this important and sensitive matter. The consultation will run for 12 weeks from its commencement date. One of the key aims of the consultation will be to obtain the views of stakeholders on the appropriate provision that should be made for caste in the Act.</p><p> </p><p>We are especially keen to hear the public’s views on whether, in light of the Tirkey v Chandok judgment, additional measures are needed to ensure victims of caste discrimination have appropriate legal protection and effective remedies under the 2010 Equality Act.</p><p> </p><p>We will then consider the responses to the consultation very carefully before deciding what further action is most appropriate.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 20/09/2016 14:02:01 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3813 label Biography information for Lord Harries of Pentregarth

437845

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Castes: Discrimination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 1 December (HL3647), why they have not yet published the 2014 feasibility study on caste discrimination.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL4547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>We are currently considering the conclusions and recommendations of the caste feasibility study as part of our wider consideration of the implications of the <em>Tirkey v Chandok</em> tribunal judgments. As I said in my reply of 1 December, we will keep the House informed of further developments on this matter.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/12/2015 14:28:37 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

429179

registered interest
date	18/11/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Castes: Discrimination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the compatibility of their decision to delay the publication of their feasibility study regarding establishing baseline data to evaluate the effectiveness of caste legislation with their commitment to open government.
tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
uin	HL3663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>This Government has been giving consideration to the legal position on caste discrimination in light of the <em>Tirkey v Chandhok</em> Employment Appeal Tribunal judgment which suggests there is an existing legal remedy for claims of caste-associated discrimination under the ‘ethnic origins’ element of Section 9 of the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>Our consideration of the research report commissioned by the coalition Government, designed to determine the feasibility of conducting a national survey to quantify the extent of caste discrimination in Britain, is part of this process.</p><p>We remain mindful of the Open Government Action Plan published by the Coalition Government in 2013, to the extent that this concerns the results of commissioned research.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL3664 HL3665 question first answered 30/11/2015 17:18:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury