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1716654

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the gender pay gap; and what estimate they have made of how long it will take to close.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL4465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>Under this government the gender pay gap has fallen significantly, having fallen from 19.8% to 14.3% over the last decade. In 2017, we introduced world-leading regulations requiring large employers to publish the differences in average salaries and bonuses for men and women every year. This has ensured that employers are aware of their gaps and are taking steps to close them.</p><p>We know that reporting is just the first step, but do not believe that setting arbitrary targets or a timetable will help to drive the changes that we all want to see. The causes of the gender pay gap are complex, and the wider societal shifts required to close it will take time.</p><p>Detailed gender pay gap information is published annually by the ONS, and this includes sector-specific data and analysis. ONS data shows that the gender pay gap has decreased across all major occupational groups between 2022 and 2023.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL4487 question first answered 22/05/2024 15:52:51 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1715949

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in enforcing mandatory gender pay gap reporting.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL4399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>In 2017, we introduced world-leading regulations requiring large employers to publish the differences in average salaries and bonuses for men and women every year. We continue to see high levels of compliance with the regulations; and the broader requirement has ensured that employers are aware of their gaps and are taking steps to close them.</p><p>Enforcement of the reporting regulations is the responsibility of the Equality and Human Rights Commission. They have outlined the process that they follow for gender pay gap reporting here:</p><p><a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/our-work/gender-pay-gap-our-enforcement-action?return-url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.equalityhumanrights.com%2Fsearch%3Fkeys%3Denforcement%2Bstrategy" target="_blank">https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/our-work/gender-pay-gap-our-enforcement-action?return-url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.equalityhumanrights.com%2Fsearch%3Fkeys%3Denforcement%2Bstrategy</a></p><p>More details about their full enforcement powers are detailed here:</p><p><a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/our-work/our-legal-work/our-legal-powers/our-litigation-and-enforcement-policy-2022-2025/our-0" target="_blank">https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/our-work/our-legal-work/our-legal-powers/our-litigation-and-enforcement-policy-2022-2025/our-0</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 21/05/2024 15:52:46 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

1694558

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to help close the gender pay gap.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	17652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>HMT published its 2022/23 Gender Pay Gap Report in November 2023 <em>(</em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasurys-gender-pay-gap-report-2022-to-2023" target="_blank"><em>HM Treasury’s Gender Pay Gap Report 2022 to 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</em></a><em>)</em></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 12/03/2024 14:40:48 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1692050

registered interest
date	27/02/2024
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Government launches pay transparency pilot to break down barriers for women, published on 8 March 2022, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the pay transparency pilot.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	15929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>Since it was first announced, we have sought to ensure that the pay transparency pilot fits with new priorities introduced by the current Minister for Women and Equalities, and that it does not duplicate work elsewhere in the Equality Hub. As a result, the pilot itself is yet to commence.</p><p> </p><p>However, we continue to urge organisations to take steps towards pay transparency, and once established, the pilot will involve organisations sharing how they have overcome challenges to make this a reality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 06/03/2024 14:55:24 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1690140

registered interest
date	19/02/2024
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
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 (a) tackle the gender pay gap and (b) promote equal pay for equal work.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
uin	14746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>In 2017 we introduced mandatory gender pay gap reporting for large employers, building on the robust equal pay protections we already have in the Equality Act. This has motivated employers to look at their pay data and improve workplace equality; including routing out instances of unequal pay.</p><p> </p><p>The national gender pay gap has fallen by approximately a quarter in the last decade; however, we are not complacent. To accelerate progress we are ensuring that people can balance their work and home lives. To this end we have supported legislation to: enhance flexible working, extend redundancy protection for those on maternity leave, and introduce carers leave. We have also announced the single biggest investment in childcare in England ever, in order to help working families with their childcare costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 27/02/2024 12:01:13 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1688079

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
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
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 help reduce the gender pay gap.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	901451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>The gender pay gap has fallen by approximately a quarter in the last decade.</p><p>It was a Conservative government that introduced gender pay gap reporting, building on the robust equal pay protections we already have in the Equality Act.</p><p>To accelerate progress we have supported legislation to: enhance flexible working, extend redundancy protection for those on maternity leave, and introduce carers leave.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 07/02/2024 16:27:08 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1679264

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
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	Equal Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) mitigate pay gaps, and (2) promote fair compensation practices, within large companies.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2024 answer text <p>We are committed to reducing unfair pay disparities and ensuring everyone is able to succeed in their career.</p><p> </p><p>Under this Government the gender pay gap has narrowed significantly, having fallen by approximately a quarter in the last decade. In 2017, we introduced regulations requiring large employers to publish gender pay gap data every year, ensuring employers are aware of their gaps and take steps to close them.</p><p> </p><p>To accelerate progress we have supported legislation to: enhance flexible working, extend redundancy protection for those on maternity leave, introduce carers leave, and, strengthen the protections against harassment in the workplace.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published guidance for employers on ethnicity pay reporting in April 2023, which sets out best practice on measuring, analysing and reporting ethnicity pay gaps. We are supporting employers who wish to measure their pay gaps and are identifying examples of good practice.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of supporting fair compensation practices, the National Living Wage will be increasing by a record cash amount in April – from £10.42 to £11.44 an hour. Through this, the Government protects the lowest paid in society, with women and people from an ethnic minority background among those more likely to benefit.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 05/01/2024 11:19:56 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1656366

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	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 The Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017 and the Answer of 5 December 2022 to Question 99825 on Equal Pay, if she will publish the report in accordance with Section 16 of that regulation.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	196291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>We were required to publish a review of the gender pay gap reporting regulations after they had been in force for five years; as is the case for many other business regulations. This was published in April and the Post-Implementation Review can be accessed here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/172/resources" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/172/resources</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 06/09/2023 16:34:03 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1654018

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
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	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 plans to take to close the (a) gender, (b) ethnicity and (c) disability pay gaps.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	194851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to my response to question UIN 193821.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 26/07/2023 15:16:06 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1653516

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
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	Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will set out the Government's timeline for its pay transparency pilot.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	194582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>We are currently considering the scope of the pilot and want to ensure that it provides informed insights for employers looking to implement greater pay transparency. Decisions about the form that the pilot takes will have an impact on the timeline for the work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 25/07/2023 15:18:03 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols