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date	24/01/2020
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: Public Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the gender pay gap in the public sector.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	7658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>We are working across government and with representative bodies to address the gender pay gap in different public sector workforces.</p><p>This includes supporting the Department of Health and Social Care and the independent review of the gender pay gap in medicine led by Dame Jane Dacre. We are also encouraging initiatives in other public sector workforces, including policing and different parts of the education sector.</p><p>To support all employers, we have published <a href="https://gender-pay-gap.service.gov.uk/actions-to-close-the-gap" target="_blank">evidence-based guidance</a> on practical actions they can take to create more inclusive workplaces.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 29/01/2020 10:10:32 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1173146

registered interest
date	24/01/2020
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: Managers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent steps she has taken to ensure that more women are appointed to (a) leadership and (b) executive roles in companies.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	7660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government has commissioned and supports the business led, independent Hampton-Alexander Review which has a 33% target for women on boards and in senior leadership positions across the FTSE350 by close 2020.</p><p>The Government also supports the recently launched Leaders As Change Agents board which is working to increase diversity in critical decision-making roles.</p><p>Women hold a higher percentage of senior leadership positions than ever before. I am pleased to report the good news that the FTSE100 have achieved their 33% target ahead of schedule. The FTSE350 have 31.5% women on boards and 28.2% of women in executive positions and their direct reports.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 29/01/2020 17:56:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi