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1794624

registered interest
date	17/04/2025
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	Castes: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make caste-based discrimination illegal.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	45939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2025 answer text <p>No one should suffer prejudice or discrimination on any grounds, including any perception of their caste.</p><p> </p><p>The judgment of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in Tirkey v. Chandhok shows that someone claiming caste discrimination may rely on existing statutory remedies in the Equality Act 2010 where they can show that their ‘caste’ is related to their ethnic origin, which is itself an aspect of 'race' under the 2010 Act.</p> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra question first answered 24/04/2025 14:40:06 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1792198

registered interest
date	03/04/2025
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: Public Consultation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2024 to Question 8801 on Equality Act 2010, whether those plans include a public consultation with each public authority in legal scope of the new duty; and whether the New Burdens principle applies to local authority bodies subject to the new duty.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	44027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2025 answer text <p>The Government is committed to commencing the socio-economic duty in the Equality Act 2010. The duty will require specified public bodies, when making strategic decisions, to consider actively how their decisions might help to reduce the inequalities associated with socio-economic disadvantage.</p><p> </p><p>Public authorities will be able to reach their own decisions as to how they wish to approach reducing inequalities associated with socio-economic disadvantage.</p><p> </p><p>We will work in partnership with public authorities, civil society and others in order to ensure that the implementation of the duty is as effective as possible. As part of this, we have included questions in relation to the socio-economic duty in a call for evidence on equality law, which was launched on 7 April and will be open until 30 June. This will enable public authorities and others to input into plans in relation to the socio-economic duty at an early stage. We will also consult on draft statutory guidance in order to ensure it addresses the needs of public bodies and civil society and supports effective implementation.</p> answering member constituency Llanelli answering member printed Dame Nia Griffith question first answered 23/04/2025 15:00:40 answering member 1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1792816

registered interest
date	07/04/2025
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	Gender: Public Consultation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the guidance entitled Response to call for input on single-sex spaces guidance, published on 17 December 2024, if she will publish each of the non-confidential responses.
tabling member constituency	Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
tabling member printed	Mike Wood
uin	44477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2025 answer text <p>The Government is sharing with the EHRC all the submissions that met the criteria of the previous Government’s call for input on single-sex spaces guidance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is vitally important that service providers understand the single-sex service exceptions in the Equality Act 2010 and feel confident using them. The Government has committed to ensuring that there is guidance in place which gives service providers assurance about the rights afforded by the Act and how to lawfully apply its single-sex exceptions. We will set out our next steps on this soon.</p> answering member constituency Llanelli answering member printed Dame Nia Griffith grouped question UIN 44478 question first answered 22/04/2025 14:28:52 answering member 1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith
tabling member	4384 label Biography information for Mike Wood

1792817

registered interest
date	07/04/2025
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	Gender: Public Consultation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to her Departments document entitled Response to call for input on single-sex spaces guidance, published on 17 December 2024, when she will publish new guidance; and whether (a) her Department and (b) the Equality and Human Rights Commission will consult on that guidance.
tabling member constituency	Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
tabling member printed	Mike Wood
uin	44478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2025 answer text <p>The Government is sharing with the EHRC all the submissions that met the criteria of the previous Government’s call for input on single-sex spaces guidance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is vitally important that service providers understand the single-sex service exceptions in the Equality Act 2010 and feel confident using them. The Government has committed to ensuring that there is guidance in place which gives service providers assurance about the rights afforded by the Act and how to lawfully apply its single-sex exceptions. We will set out our next steps on this soon.</p> answering member constituency Llanelli answering member printed Dame Nia Griffith grouped question UIN 44477 question first answered 22/04/2025 14:28:52 answering member 1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith
tabling member	4384 label Biography information for Mike Wood

1791579

registered interest
date	02/04/2025
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	Social Mobility
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 with Cabinet colleagues to help improve social mobility.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Andrew Ranger
uin	43522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2025 answer text <p>We are committed to delivering better life chances for all - breaking the link between background and success.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Opportunity Mission, this Government is working to ensure all children and young people can access opportunities and that every child thrives in education and achieves their ambitions in work and later life, no matter their background.</p><p> </p><p>Work is underway to deliver our manifesto commitment to commence the socio-economic duty in England. The duty will require specified public bodies to actively consider how their strategic decisions might help to reduce the inequalities associated with socio-economic disadvantage.</p> answering member constituency Llanelli answering member printed Dame Nia Griffith question first answered 10/04/2025 14:59:02 answering member 1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith
tabling member	5046

1791699

registered interest
date	02/04/2025
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	Cabinet Office: Non-binary People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2025 to Question HL4540 on Local Government: Equality, whether (a) the Cabinet Office, (b) the Office for Women and Equality and (c) the Equality and Human Rights Commission consider that being gender fluid or gender neutral constitutes the protected characteristic of gender reassignment.
tabling member constituency	Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
tabling member printed	Mike Wood
uin	43470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2025 answer text <p>The Equality Act defines the protected characteristic of gender reassignment as a person that is proposing to undergo, is undergoing or has undergone a process (or part of a process) for the purpose of gender reassignment.</p> answering member constituency Llanelli answering member printed Dame Nia Griffith question first answered 10/04/2025 14:57:11 answering member 1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith
tabling member	4384 label Biography information for Mike Wood

1791783

registered interest
date	02/04/2025
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: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she plans to take to ensure the availability of single-sex services for women.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Tracy Gilbert
uin	43697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2025 answer text <p>This Government is steadfast in its dedication to protecting women and fostering a society in which they feel respected and empowered. We will uphold the Equality Act and continue to support the use of its single-sex exceptions. We will explore the best ways in which we can give service providers assurance about the rights afforded by the Act and how to lawfully apply its single-sex exceptions.</p><p> </p><p>It is vitally important that service providers have clear guidance about the Equality Act 2010 and its single-sex service exceptions. We will bring forward guidance in due course that will give service providers assurance about the rights afforded by the Act and how to lawfully apply its single-sex exceptions.</p> answering member constituency Llanelli answering member printed Dame Nia Griffith question first answered 10/04/2025 15:01:57 answering member 1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith
tabling member	5188

1791931

registered interest
date	02/04/2025
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 and Human Rights Commission: Administration of Justice
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many legal proceedings, other than judicial review or as an intervener, have been initiated by the Equality and Human Rights Commission under section 30 of the Equality Act 2006 since the legislation was enacted.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coffey
uin	HL6484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2025 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) intervention and enforcement decisions are independent of government. This question has been passed to the EHRC who will be providing a written response to Baroness Coffey.</p> answering member printed Lord Collins of Highbury question first answered 10/04/2025 14:01:53 answering member 4222 label Biography information for Lord Collins of Highbury
tabling member	4098 label Biography information for Baroness Coffey

1791932

registered interest
date	02/04/2025
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	Legal Aid Scheme: Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much money has been provided for legal assistance to individuals under section 28 of the Equality Act 2006 since its enactment, and to how many individuals.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coffey
uin	HL6485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2025 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) intervention and enforcement decisions are independent of government. This question has been passed to the EHRC who will be providing a written response to Baroness Coffey.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Collins of Highbury question first answered 10/04/2025 14:02:56 answering member 4222 label Biography information for Lord Collins of Highbury
tabling member	4098 label Biography information for Baroness Coffey

1792063

registered interest
date	03/04/2025
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	Disability: Employment
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 with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of assessing employers' compliance with the (a) recruitment and (b) employment of disabled people duties of the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	43928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2025 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to the Equality Act 2010 (the Act), which protects disabled people from discrimination in the workplace. The Act prohibits direct and indirect disability discrimination and requires employers to make reasonable adjustments for disabled employees and applicants/candidates, to ensure that they are not placed at a substantial disadvantage compared to their non-disabled colleagues. This could include improving access to premises for wheelchair users, through installing ramps or other auxiliary aids or services.</p><p> </p><p>The failure of an employer to make reasonable adjustments could amount to direct disability discrimination. However, the Act also recognises the need to strike a balance between the needs of disabled employees and the circumstances of their employers. What is ‘reasonable’ will therefore depend on the circumstances of each case.</p><p> </p><p>Strong legal remedies are available to employees and applicants who feel that they have experienced disability discrimination by an employer. Guidance and codes of practice have been published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission and Acas, to help employers follow the law and employees and applicants understand their rights.</p> answering member constituency Llanelli answering member printed Dame Nia Griffith question first answered 10/04/2025 14:54:53 answering member 1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova