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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-04-18more like thismore than 2016-04-18
answering body
Women and Equalities remove filter
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 Business: Equality more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to encourage big businesses to promote gender equality and provide models for small and medium-sized enterprises to follow. more like this
tabling member constituency Strangford more like this
tabling member printed
Jim Shannon remove filter
uin 34340 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-04-26more like thismore than 2016-04-26
answer text <p>The Government is committed to full gender equality in the workplace, and we are introducing mandatory gender pay gap reporting for larger employers from April 2017.</p><p>We will support all employers to do this with a £500,000 package including: UK wide conference events, free online software and targeted support for male-dominated sectors. Employers of any size can join the voluntary “Think, Act, Report” initiative which has around 300 members leading the way on gender equality.</p><p>The Women’s Business Council has an SME representative to ensure good practice is promulgated throughout the wider business community, including a toolkit for businesses to support older women in the workplace.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Gosport more like this
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-04-26T16:13:30.637Zmore like thismore than 2016-04-26T16:13:30.637Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Jim Shannon more like this