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1007690

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
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	Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to close the gender pay gap for women over the age of 40.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	907645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The gender pay gap for women between 40 and 49 has actually fallen since 2010. Employers reported their gender pay gaps for the first time this year and we now expect them to take action to close them.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published the Fuller Working Lives strategy last year, and continues to work with businesses to ensure everyone can adapt to the changing face of the workforce.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 15/11/2018 11:37:15 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

873556

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
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	Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what her policy is on salary equality between male and female staff carrying out the same role.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	134670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>Paying men and women unequally for the same work has been unlawful for nearly 50 years. Employees who are concerned that they may not be being paid fairly can seek authoritative and free advice from the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas), before deciding whether to bring a claim before an Employment Tribunal. Where an employer is found to have breached equal pay law, an Employment Tribunal can order them to carry out an equal pay audit. Our requirement for all larger employers to publish their gender pay gap will help increase transparency of all the factors underlying the endemic differences in pay between men and women.<strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 18/04/2018 10:29:43 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

870188

registered interest
date	23/03/2018
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	Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that all employers with over 250 employees report their gender pay gap statistics by 4 April 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	134058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>We have written to all employers in scope of the gender pay gap reporting regulations that have not yet registered to report, on four separate occasions, ensuring they are aware of the requirement and urging them to report.</p><p>In recent weeks we have telephoned all organisations who have not yet registered on the gender pay gap website to ensure that they are on track to report.</p><p>We have also run an intensive social media campaign, and placed advertisements in national newspapers.</p><p>To date, more than 9,000 organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors have registered to report on the government portal, a clear indication that they are aware of their responsibility.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/04/2018 16:30:14 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

868554

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
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	Equal Pay
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 discrimination in the workplace to help reduce the gender pay gap.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	133774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>In 2017, the government introduced ground-breaking regulations requiring large employers, in both the public and private sector, to publish their gender pay gaps annually. The transparency generated by these regulations will motivate employers to identify barriers to women’s progression in the workplace, and to take action to address them.</p><p>This builds on previous success in using transparency to drive change, including our support for the Hampton-Alexander Review to achieve 33% women on boards, and 33% women in Executive Committees and positions reporting directly to the Executive Committee in the FTSE 350 by 2020.</p><p>In October 2017 we also published the Race Disparity Audit to give an unprecedented insight into how people from different ethnic backgrounds are treated in society, including their access to healthcare, education, employment and in the criminal justice system.</p><p>These actions are underpinned by legislation to safeguard rights in the workplace. The Equality Act 2010 makes it unlawful to discriminate against someone because of pregnancy or maternity. The Equality and Human Rights Commission and Acas provide advice and guidance to employees who feel they have experienced discrimination. We also fund the Equality Advisory and Support Service, a free advice helpline open to anyone in England, Scotland and Wales who feels that they may have been the victim of unlawful discrimination.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/04/2018 15:59:05 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

849941

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	Equal Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the requirements for gender pay gap reporting could allow employers to submit fabricated information or avoid reporting.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>In 2017 the Government introduced ground-breaking regulations requiring large employers to publish specific gender pay gap data.</p><p>Employers have to report their gender pay gap by the deadline, 30 March for the public sector and 4 April for the private and voluntary sector. This is not optional; it is the law.</p><p>Employers who fail to report on time or publish inaccurate data will be in breach of the regulations. They risk facing legal action from the Equality and Human Rights Commission, which has the power to take enforcement action against employers breaching the regulations. This could ultimately lead to court orders and fines.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 13/03/2018 12:37:05 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

849943

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	Equal Pay
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 effectiveness of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission in addressing the gender pay gap.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>For the first time, all employers with 250 or more employees are required to publish their gender pay gap before 4 April 2018. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has powers to enforce compliance with this requirement. The EHRC has published a policy paper on its intended approach to enforcement here https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/closing-gap-enforcing-gender-pay-gap-regulations.</p><p>More generally, the EHRC's 2017-18 Business Plan commits it to working with employers to demonstrate how changes to recruitment, retention, pay decisions and career pipelines can narrow pay gaps.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 08/03/2018 16:32:03 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

845635

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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	Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Equality and Human Rights Commission will have a role in checking the accuracy of gender pay gap data.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	128607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>Regulations introduced in 2017 require employers with 250 or more employees to report specific data about their gender pay gap. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has the power to take enforcement action against employers that breach the regulations, including by publishing inaccurate data.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/02/2018 16:03:46 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

845636

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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	Equal Pay
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 adequacy of the resources available to the Equality and Human Rights Commission to check gender pay gap data.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	128608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has an annual budget of £18.3m in 2018-19, and we expect it to be able to resource its existing commitments from its allocated budgets during the current Spending Review period. Decisions on allocation of resources within its overall budget are matters for the EHRC as an independent public body.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/02/2018 16:02:09 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

845637

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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	Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many (a) public sector organisations, (b) businesses and (c) charities are required to report gender pay gap information this year; and how many (i) public sector organisations, (ii) businesses and (iii) charities have already reported gender pay gap data for this year.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	128609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>An initial assessment of the number of employers required to report under the regulations was made in 2015. Based on the Office for National Statistics’ Interdepartmental Business Register it was estimated that around 8,000 private sector and 1,200 public sector employers would be in scope of the regulations.</p><p>We have been working with employers to ensure that our list reflects the changes since that assessment was made. The nature of business means that this number has changed and it will continue to do so. Employers change in size, often as a result of mergers and restructuring. Many businesses also have a number of subsidiaries, some of which may be in scope. We work closely with employers to ascertain who is required to report in light of this.</p><p>Over 1,000 employers have already reported and more employers report every day. The most up to date picture of employers that have already reported can be seen on the Government viewing service:</p><p><a href="https://gender-pay-gap.service.gov.uk/Viewing/search-results" target="_blank">https://gender-pay-gap.service.gov.uk/Viewing/search-results</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/02/2018 16:07:54 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

843624

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	Equal Pay
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 ensure that companies meet their obligation to report on and produce an action plan to address gender pay gaps by 4 April 2018.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	127965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>In 2017 the government introduced ground-breaking regulations requiring large employers to publish specific gender pay gap data. In this first year of reporting we are focussed on ensuring employers are aware of their obligations and that they report by the deadline.</p><p>The Government Equalities Office is working closely with employers to raise awareness of their obligations under the gender pay gap regulations, and is supporting them to report. They have written to employers to notify them of the requirement to report, and guidance on reporting, produced in partnership with Acas, is available online:</p><p><a href="http://www.acas.org.uk/genderpay" target="_blank">www.acas.org.uk/genderpay</a></p><p>They are also encouraging organisations to go beyond the mandatory requirements and publish an action plan, setting out how they intend to close their gender pay gap.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/02/2018 16:46:28 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler