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1546841

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	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	Guide Dogs: Licensed Premises and Shops
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if the Government will take steps to help ensure that guide dogs are allowed in all (a) shops and (b) venues.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	99818
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>We are clear that no one should be refused access to businesses or services, including shops or venues, because they legitimately have an assistance dog.</p><p>Under the Equality Act 2010 (the Act), businesses that provide goods and services to the public must not unlawfully discriminate against people who meet the Act’s definition of disability. The Act places a duty on service providers to make reasonable adjustments to improve access to premises, buildings and services.</p><p>This duty could include allowing access to guide dogs or assistance dogs so that disabled customers have the same access to goods and services and are not placed at a substantial disadvantage compared to non-disabled customers. Failure to comply with this duty could amount to unlawful disability discrimination.</p><p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published guidance for all businesses, including service providers, on their duty towards disabled people who own assistance/guide dogs. The guidance explains that assistance dogs should be treated as auxiliary aids and not as pets. The guidance is available at: <a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/assistance-dogs-a-guide-for-all-businesses.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/assistance-dogs-a-guide-for-all-businesses.pdf</a> and makes clear that businesses and service providers should allow assistance dogs access to buildings where dogs would normally not be permitted whenever this is reasonable.</p><p>These duties and protections are ultimately enforceable through the courts, but as a first step, anybody who thinks they have been discriminated against in the services offered to them - including a failure to make reasonable adjustments - can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) which provides free bespoke advice and in-depth support to individuals with discrimination concerns via their website - <a href="http://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com" target="_blank">http://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com</a>, or by telephone on 0808 800 0082 or by text phone on 0808 800 0084.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 06/12/2022 17:17:24 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1150239

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	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	Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps the Government is taking to ensure that comprehensive mental health services are available for women who experience domestic and sexual violence.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	900034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/11/2019 17:37:20 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1382413

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2021
	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	Government Equalities Office: York
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has plans to move civil servant jobs in (a) her Department and (b) non-departmental public bodies and government agencies associated with her Department to York.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	82007
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has committed to increasing its presence from c. 400 to c. 600 in York. This will be a mix of Senior Civil Service and delegated grades covering a range of professions such as HR, Commercial, Policy, Security, Finance, Project Delivery and Operational Delivery. As part of this, the Equality Hub has commenced recruiting roles into York.</p><p>Currently there are no plans for non-departmental public bodies and government agencies associated with the Cabinet Office to move jobs to York.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 30/11/2021 10:49:26 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1460368

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2022
	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	Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a principle of respect and dignity for people with protected characteristics.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	160521
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>Every individual has protected characteristics, so I think the hon. Member is describing the UK's commitment to the European Convention on Human Rights. In addition, the Equality Act 2010 provides protection for everyone against behaviour which unlawfully violates their dignity because of a protected characteristic, and the General Duty of the Equality and Human Rights Commission includes encouraging and supporting the development of a society in which there is respect for the dignity and worth of each individual.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 28/04/2022 09:52:30 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1471008

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2022
	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	Equality: Minority Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to tackle inequalities for people from minoritized communities due to their protected characteristics.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	19633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>On 17 March 2022 I published ‘Inclusive Britain’, which sets out a ground-breaking action plan to tackle negative ethnic disparities, promote unity and build a fairer Britain for all.</p><p>Work is under way to deliver the 74 actions in Inclusive Britain, which will help to close outcome gaps between ethnic groups in education, employment, health and the criminal justice system.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 23/06/2022 14:56:12 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1485141

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2022
	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 progress she has made on tackling (a) gender, (b) ethnicity and (c) disabled persons pay gaps.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	28444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2022 answer text <p>The national gender pay gap has fallen significantly under this government - and by approximately a quarter in the last decade. In 2017, we introduced regulations requiring large employers to publish the differences in average salaries and bonuses for men and women every year. The regulations have helped to motivate employers, and focus attention on improving equality in the workplace.</p><p>On ethnicity pay gaps; in ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Finclusive-britain-action-plan-government-response-to-the-commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparities&amp;data=05%7C01%7CPSKemiBadenoch%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cee04b6941c074bdc895c08da5e81e1cb%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637926209168338302%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Xv1CGNVTk%2FNREQ9hJDqNyS%2BjzO4igg79FI5jMZ9oY%2FM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Inclusive Britain</a>’, we accepted the recommendation to publish guidance for employers to support a voluntary approach to ethnicity pay reporting. Work on this is already underway and we are ensuring that it reflects what we have learned from gender pay gap reporting.</p><p>With regard to the disability pay gap, we recognise that one of the greatest challenges is opening up opportunity in the workplace. We recently consulted on Disability Workforce Reporting. This focused on reporting on disability, as opposed to pay gaps, for large employers; and explored both voluntary and mandated workplace transparency.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 05/07/2022 16:39:43 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1487084

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2022
	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 (a) gender, (b) ethnicity and (c) disabled person's pay gap in (i) Yorkshire and (ii) England.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	31867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>The national gender pay gap has fallen significantly under this government - and by approximately a quarter in the last decade. The ONS publishes data on the national gender pay gap annually, with regional breakdowns.</p><p>On ethnicity pay gaps; in “Inclusive Britain”, the response to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities’ report, we accepted the recommendation to publish guidance for employers to support a voluntary approach to ethnicity pay reporting. Work on this is already underway. The ONS published national ethnicity pay gap data in 2019, with additional breakdowns by region.</p><p>With regard to the disability pay gap, we recognise that one of the greatest challenges is opening up opportunity in the workplace. We recently consulted on Disability Workforce Reporting. This focused on reporting on disability employment, as opposed to pay gaps. The ONS published national disability pay gap data in 2021, broken down by UK country with regional estimates.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 12/07/2022 16:45:57 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1536182

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2022
	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	Females: Personal Income
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make an assessment of the potential correlation between the cost and availability of childcare provision and women’s incomes.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	901848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to improving the cost, choice, and availability of childcare. We continue to look at ways to make childcare more affordable and to encourage families to use government-funded support they are entitled to.</p><p>In assessing the impact of its free childcare entitlements, the department regularly reviews the impact on parents from a range of different research publications. This includes the <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/articles/familiesandthelabourmarketengland/2021" target="_blank">Families and the Labour Market</a> release (from the Office for National Statistics) and the <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents" target="_blank">Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents</a>.</p><p>As part of the <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents" target="_blank">Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents</a>, we also regularly ask parents about the effect that 30 hours free childcare has on families, including their ability to work. Almost 2 in 5 families using the 30 hours offer said that without the entitlement they would work fewer hours.</p> answering member constituency Morley and Outwood answering member printed Andrea Jenkyns question first answered 26/10/2022 12:52:36 answering member 4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1536512

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2022
	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	Females: Lone Parents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support single parents who are women into employment by removing barriers to childcare.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	72319
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>Over the last decade we have seen growth in the number of women in full-time work, and we are committed to ensuring that every woman is able to reach her full potential in her working life. In June to August 2022, 19.2% of people (1.7 million people) were economically inactive as a result of looking after family/home and of working age (16 to 64 years). This is part of a long-term declining trend since comparable data started to be collected June to August 1993 when it was 34.6% (3 million people). We continue to carefully monitor these figures.</p><p>We are also committed to improving the cost, choice, and availability of childcare. We continue to look at ways to make childcare more affordable and to encourage families to use the government-funded support they are entitled to.</p><p>All parents of three- and four-year-olds are eligible for 15 hours free early education per week. Parents who earn the equivalent of 16 hours per week at National Minimum or Living Wage can benefit from the full 30 hours free childcare, which can help save families around £6,000 a year per child. Working parents on Universal Credit can claim back up to 85% of childcare costs every month.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 03/11/2022 16:10:44 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1645895

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2023
	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 recent assessment she has made of trends in equal pay in (a) York and (b) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	190325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2023 answer text <p>Equal pay refers to men and women performing equal work, or work of equal value. In comparison, the gender pay gap measures the difference between men and women’s average earnings across an organisation.</p><p>The Equality Act 2010 contains strong equal pay protections and many employers proactively conduct regular equal pay audits, in order to ensure that they are not acting unlawfully. In 2014, the Government strengthened equal pay protections by introducing mandatory equal pay audits for organisations that lose an equal pay claim.</p><p>The Government does not make an assessment of trends in equal pay. Individuals can bring a claim to an Employment Tribunal if they believe their employer is acting unlawfully, and figures on the number of employers doing so can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics#employment-tribunal-and-employment-appeal-tribunal-statistics-(gb)" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics#employment-tribunal-and-employment-appeal-tribunal-statistics-(gb)</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>With regard to the gender pay gap, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes data on the national gender pay gap annually, this includes breakdowns by UK regions and areas. The most recent data from the ONS can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/genderpaygapintheuk/2022" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/genderpaygapintheuk/2022</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 28/06/2023 10:51:07 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell