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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-03-05more like thismore than 2018-03-05
answering body
Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept id 31 more like this
answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
hansard heading Females: Directors more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how they plan (1) to monitor performance of the Hampton-Alexander review voluntary target for Women on Boards, and (2) to minimise pressure for quotas. more like this
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Baroness Goudie remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-03-19more like thismore than 2018-03-19
answer text <p>Information on the number of women on FTSE 350 boards is available at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/658126/Hampton_Alexander_Review_report_FINAL_8.11.17.pdf</p><p>To monitor progress, Government collects and analyses data on women on boards on a monthly basis, which enables the Review to report annually on the performance of FTSE 350 companies against the target.</p><p>Each country has a unique business environment, and we believe that the independent, business-led approach of the Hampton-Alexander Review is the right one for UK business. By continuing to recognise the importance of gender diversity at board level, we believe that UK businesses can achieve the 33% target for women on boards by 2020 without the need for a quota.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-03-19T16:25:16.247Zmore like thismore than 2018-03-19T16:25:16.247Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
attachment
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file name Improving gender balance in FTSE leadership.pdf more like this
title Hampton Alexander Review more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Baroness Goudie more like this