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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1441524/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination Advisory Board has been established and is considering the information and guidance available on pregnancy and maternity discrimination to ensure it continues to be relevant and is effective in supporting employers and employees.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The minutes of the first meeting and terms of reference are being drafted and will be reviewed at its next meeting.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4414", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paul Scully"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-03-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2022 to Question 117049 on Employment: Pregnancy, if he will publish (a) the Terms of Reference and (b) the minutes of the meeting of 23 September 2021 of his Department's Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination Advisory Board.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4657", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Anneliese Dodds"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Anneliese Dodds"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1419263", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1419263/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Equal Opportunities Commission\u2019s Greater Expectations report and subsequently EHRC\u2019s work, which was based on research jointly commissioned with the then Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, made a number of recommendations to respond to the risk and impact of pregnancy and maternity discrimination in the workplace.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government has an active programme of work in this area. We have consulted and committed to introduce legislation to improve redundancy protections for pregnant women and new mothers. We will introduce this when Parliamentary time allows. We have also established a Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination Advisory Board comprising business representatives, family groups and the TUC. The Board is considering the information and guidance on pregnancy and maternity discrimination to ensure it continues to be relevant and is effective in supporting employers and employees.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Government last reviewed the recommendations of (a) the Equal Opportunities Commission\u2019s 2006 report, Greater Expectations, on its investigation into discrimination against new and expectant mothers in the workplace and (b) subsequent reports by the Equality and Human Rights Commission on Pregnancy and Maternity Related Discrimination and Disadvantage in 2016.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4657", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Anneliese Dodds"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1419264", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1419264/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The number of employment tribunal claims alleging discrimination against new and expectant mothers can be found in the Main Tables under Total number of receipts by jurisdiction on the Statistic Quarterly pages here: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics<\/a>.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4519", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for James Cartlidge"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Suffolk"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "James Cartlidge"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-02-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunal cases related to alleged discrimination against new and expectant mothers were lodged in (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) 2021.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1419265", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1419265/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Employers know their workplace and associated risks the best, and should discuss the individual circumstances with new and expectant mothers who work for them.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) provides guidance to employers on managing risk and how to complete a risk assessment for their business (<a href=\"https://www.hse.gov.uk/mothers/employer/risk-assessment.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Protecting new and expectant mothers at work - Risk assessment (hse.gov.uk)<\/a>). This guidance includes examples of common risks faced by new and expectant mothers. It also explains what to do if significant risks cannot be controlled, and where suspending workers on full pay may be appropriate.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>HSE is working with unions and industry groups to ensure this guidance is up to date.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1609", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chloe Smith"}
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        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Norwich North"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Chloe Smith"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-02-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-02-09T15:52:58.513Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-02-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Employment: Pregnancy"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to work with unions and industry groups to prepare example individual risk assessments for pregnant women and new mothers in different roles indicating the circumstances in which women should be suspended on full pay under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4657", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Anneliese Dodds"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1419267/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has operated a concerns and advice telephone service since before the covid-19 pandemic. Concerns can also be submitted online.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Over the last five financial years and current year to date, the total number of concerns reported to HSE related to the terms \u2018pregnant\u2019, \u2018pregnancy\u2019 and \u2018new mother\u2019 are:<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Pregnancy/New mother Related<\/p><\/td><td><p>Total Concerns Received<\/p><\/td><td><p>% of total<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>16/17<\/p><\/td><td><p>167<\/p><\/td><td><p>22,497<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.74%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>17/18<\/p><\/td><td><p>156<\/p><\/td><td><p>26,507<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.59%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>18/19<\/p><\/td><td><p>146<\/p><\/td><td><p>29,476<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.50%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>19/20<\/p><\/td><td><p>173<\/p><\/td><td><p>32,490<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.53%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>20/21<\/p><\/td><td><p>282<\/p><\/td><td><p>46,103<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.61%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>21/YTD<\/p><\/td><td><p>104<\/p><\/td><td><p>19,904<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.52%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Chloe Smith"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-02-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Employment: Pregnancy"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls the Health and Safety Executive public advice line has received in relation to new and expectant mothers in the workplace since it was reinstated during the covid-19 outbreak.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1419268", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1419268/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) uses a range of enforcement tools to ensure compliance with health and safety legislation from advice through to enforcement notices and prosecution.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>HSE adopts the appropriate intervention techniques to regulating workplace health and safety legislation.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>There have been no improvement or prohibition notices issued or prosecutions taken since 24 September 2020 in relation to new and expectant mothers.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what formal enforcement action has been taken by the Health and Safety Executive against employers for breaching health and safety regulations in relation to new and expectant mothers since 24 September 2020.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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