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973024

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2018
	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	Conversion Therapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	When she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to end the practice of gay conversion therapy.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	906878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Conversion therapy is wrong and we are not willing to let it continue. That is why we are committed to bringing forward proposals to end this abhorrent practice in the UK. We recognise this is a complex issue that we need to get right. Officials in the Government Equalities Office are working with stakeholders to consider all legislative and non-legislative options and will announce further detail on the matter in due course.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 13/09/2018 13:12:17 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

872266

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2018
	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	Facial Disfigurement: Discrimination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to promote the protections enshrined in the Equality Act 2010 for people who experience discrimination as a result of facial (a) differences and (b) disfigurement.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	134180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>People with severe disfigurements are treated as having a disability for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 and therefore benefit from the same protections from discrimination as any other person with a disability.</p><p>Facial conditions not amounting to disfigurements are not covered by the Equality Act 2010 unless they have a substantial and long-term adverse effect on an individual’s ability to carry out normal day to day activities.</p><p>The Government provides guidance notes for people who believe they have suffered disability related discrimination.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/570382/Equality_Act_2010-disability_definition.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/570382/Equality_Act_2010-disability_definition.pdf</a>, and the Equality and Human Rights Commission provides a range of guidance on disability <a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/disability-advice-and-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/disability-advice-and-guidance</a> .</p><p>In addition, the Equality Advisory and Support Service provides free advice and support to individuals with any discrimination concerns.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/04/2018 12:30:43 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

872563

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2018
	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	Facial Disfigurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department takes to ensure that those with facial disfigurements are not subject to discrimination on the basis of their appearance and emotional well-being; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	134377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>People with severe disfigurements are treated as having a disability for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 and therefore benefit from the same protections from discrimination as any other person with a disability. These protections span a number of situations and circumstances including the provision of goods and services and employment.</p><p> </p><p>As with other aspects of civil law it is for those who feel that they have been discriminated against to personally seek advice or redress by bringing the case to court.</p><p> </p><p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) also has a monitoring and enforcement role in relation to the Equality Act 2010. If the EHRC suspects someone of committing a breach of the discrimination provisions, it can conduct an investigation and take action to ensure they avoid a continuation or repetition of that breach.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Equality Advisory and Support Service provides free advice and support to individuals with any discrimination concerns, whether these relate to physical or mental health conditions.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 11/05/2018 09:58:55 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

872281

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2018
	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	Recruitment: Facial Disfigurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to ensure employers comply with the provisions in the Equality Act 2010 on discrimination against people with facial disfigurements applying for jobs.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	134195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>People with severe disfigurements are treated as having a disability for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 and therefore benefit from the same protections from discrimination as any other person with a disability. For employment, this protection extends to all activities related to filling vacancies including the application and interview process.</p><p>As with other aspects of civil law it is for those who feel that they have been discriminated against to personally seek advice or redress by bringing the case to court.</p><p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has a monitoring and enforcement role in relation to the Equality Act 2010. If the EHRC suspects an employer of committing a breach of the discrimination provisions, it can conduct an investigation and take action to ensure the employer avoids a continuation or repetition of that breach.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/04/2018 12:33:19 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

911194

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	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	Civil Partnerships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the command paper, Future operation of Civil Partnerships, Cm. 9606, published in May 2018, what specifications her Department issued on the opinion polling to be conducted when appointing an organisation to undertake opinion polling on demand for extending civil partnerships; and for what reasons the Office for National Statistics was so appointed.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	147775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>This survey is intended to help us understand how many unmarried people in an opposite-sex relationship may enter into a civil partnership if the option was open to them.</p><p>Creating a new survey mechanism to ask a small number of questions would have been disproportionately time-consuming and would not have been efficient, so it was decided to use an existing polling structure.</p><p>The ONS Opinions and Lifestyle survey offered the only regular omnibus survey of the general population using a random sample, rather than drawing on pre-screened panels.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/06/2018 16:45:03 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

905527

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	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	Civil Partnerships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the command paper, Future operation of Civil Partnerships, Cm. 9606, published in May 2018, what additional information is being sought by her Department in its latest consultation on extending civil partnerships.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	144775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>The command paper, “The Future Operation of Civil Partnership: Gathering Further Information” (Cm. 9606), details four pieces of research that the Government are undertaking to assess the demand for civil partnership and help inform a decision about their future. These are to:</p><p> </p><p>(1) Assess trends in civil partnership and marriage formations amongst same-sex couples</p><p> </p><p>(2) Undertake surveys to assess demand for civil partnership and marriage amongst unmarried people in opposite-sex relationships in the UK</p><p> </p><p>(3) Undertake research into the motivations of same-sex couples who continue to choose civil partnership</p><p> </p><p>(4) Review the experience of other countries to understand the choices people actually make when faced with a choice between marriage and other forms of relationship.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The command paper also commits to a full public consultation following the completion of this research.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p />These activities will help us to put forward a specific recommendation about how civil partnership should change in the future. This differs from previous consultations, which asked people about a range of options including maintaining the status quo<p /><p /> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/05/2018 16:04:30 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

905537

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	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	Civil Partnerships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the command paper, Future operation of Civil Partnerships, Cm. 9606, published in May 2018, for what reasons the public consultation will not start before 2020; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	144776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to resolving the difference in treatment between same-sex and opposite-sex couples with respect to their ability to form a civil partnership. We want to do this as quickly as possible.</p><p>The command paper, “The Future Operation of Civil Partnership: Gathering Further Information” (Cm. 9606), details four pieces of research that the Government are undertaking to assess the demand for civil partnership and help inform a decision about their future. We will use this research to understand the total impact of a change in the law, including the cost of either extending or closing civil partnership. Our intention is to complete this research prior to a full public consultation taking place, and to use it to inform the proposed way forward. We anticipate all research will be complete by September 2019, at which point we would prepare the consultation taking account of the evidence gathered.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/05/2018 16:06:42 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

992672

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2018
	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	Sexual Harassment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the awareness raised by the MeToo campaign, what steps her Department is taking to tackle workplace cultures that promote sexual harassment and abuse.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
	uin	182224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government is clear that unwanted conduct in the workplace that violates a person’s dignity or creates a hostile or degrading environment is unacceptable. Legal protection from such harassment in the workplace exists through the Equality Act 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is considering the recommendations made by the Women and Equalities Select Committee (WESC) in its inquiry report into sexual harassment in the workplace, and will respond to these in due course.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 30/10/2018 14:00:32 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

928824

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2018
	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	Elections: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Written Statement of 17 May 2018, HCWS695, whether those funds are available to parliamentary candidates seeking (a) to stand in any parliamentary by-elections that may occur between June 2018 and May 2019 and (b) to stand for selection for a parliamentary seat that is selecting in the next 12 months ahead of the next General Election.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	156459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>As I stated on 17 May this year, the Government believes that political parties have the prime responsibility for supporting their disabled candidates. There will be ways that the Government can help, which is why I announced that the Government Equalities Office will, with others, undertake a programme of work in this area. Within 12 months, we hope to have political parties offering and advertising support, as well as solutions to help independent candidates. Disability stakeholders including More United will be consulted as part of this work.</p><p> </p><p>The funding of up to £250,000 that I announced is intended to provide support for disabled candidates in the interim, while that programme of work is on-going. This fund will primarily support the forthcoming English local elections in 2019, but similar arrangements for any parliamentary by-elections that occur until May 2019, will be considered on a case-by-case basis.</p><p> </p><p>My officials are liaising with the Cabinet Office, which is responsible for electoral law, on any measures that may be required to ensure grants from the fund are not considered to be part of a candidate’s election expenses.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 156460 156461 156462 question first answered 10/07/2018 15:33:53 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith