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1717623

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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	Mental Health: Men
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make it his policy to promote healthy role models in masculinity.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	25879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government continues to challenge stereotypes that can limit opportunities and cause harm, in health and elsewhere. For example, in the draft Relationships, Sex and Health Education Statutory Guidance, currently under consultation, we make it clear that pupils should have the opportunity to identify positive male role models.</p><p>To help dispel taboos and stigmas among men about their general health, the government is appointing the UK’s first Men’s Health Ambassador. Alongside the work of the first Men’s Health Task and Finish Group, they will help us to identify how to get more men to engage with their health. The group includes behavioural scientists, men’s health campaigners, health experts and academics.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 21/05/2024 16:33:31 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1717190

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
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: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has had discussions with employers on the (a) public reporting of ethnicity pay gaps and (b) inclusive early talent pipelines.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	25712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>As part of the government’s ambitious Inclusive Britain action plan, we published comprehensive guidance in April 2023 for employers on how they can measure, report on and address any unfair ethnicity pay gaps within their workforce. We have engaged with employers and representative bodies in both developing and promoting the new guidance.</p><p>We have also worked with employers to deliver other relevant actions in Inclusive Britain including:</p><ul><li>Updated guidance for employers on positive action in the workplace, published last April, on how to widen opportunities in a way that is consistent with equalities legislation.</li><li>The report by the independent Inclusion at Work Panel, published on 20 March, on how to achieve fairness and inclusion in the workplace.</li><li>Introducing a voluntary in-work progression offer for low paid Universal Credit claimants, a disproportionate number of whom are from an ethnic minority background.</li><li>Measures to increase the number of young ethnic minorities in apprenticeships.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 15/05/2024 16:54:26 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1697196

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
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: Ethnic Groups
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 implications for his policies of the recommendation on ethnicity pay gap reporting in paragraph 35 of the guide entitled Considering Social Factors in Pension Scheme Investments, published by Taskforce on Social Factors in October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	19447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government published guidance in April 2023 which sets out how employers can measure, report on, and address any unfair ethnicity pay gaps within their workforce. This was an action from our ambitious Inclusive Britain strategy, published in March 2022.</p><p>We have no plans to introduce mandatory ethnicity pay reporting. Instead, we want to encourage and support those employers who want to use ethnicity pay reporting to improve transparency and build trust among their employees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 27/03/2024 16:59:40 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1681816

registered interest
date	12/01/2024
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	Hospitality Industry: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department issues guidance to the hospitality sector on the statutory entitlement of visually impaired people to access premises with their guide dogs.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	9323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published clear guidance on this matter. This is part of its work to ensure that businesses and service providers - including those in the hospitality sector - are aware of their legal responsibilities towards disabled customers with assistance dogs (including guide dogs) and are equipped with the knowledge to ensure the Equality Act 2010 is complied with.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The guidance, available on the EHRC website, makes it 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><strong> </strong></p><p>‘Assistance dogs: A guide for all businesses’</p><p><a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/assistance-dogs-a-guide-for-all-businesses.pdf" target="_blank">www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/assistance-dogs-a-guide-for-all-businesses.pdf</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>‘Take the lead: A guide to welcoming customers with assistance dogs’</p><p><a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/take-the-lead-welcoming-customers-with-assistance-dogs_0.pdf" target="_blank">www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/take-the-lead-welcoming-customers-with-assistance-dogs_0.pdf</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/01/2024 17:08:33 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1664854

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
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: Gender
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will set a target date by which there will be no gender pay gap for all employees.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	202548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>Under this government the gender pay gap has fallen significantly, with the gap having fallen from 19.6% to 14.9% over the last decade.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In 2017, we introduced world-leading regulations requiring large employers to publish the differences in average salaries and bonuses for men and women every year. This has ensured that employers are aware of their gaps and are taking steps to close them.</p><p> </p><p>We know that reporting is just the first step, but do not believe that setting arbitrary targets will help to drive the changes that we all want to see. The causes of the gender pay gap are complex, and the wider societal shifts required to close it will take time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 23/10/2023 08:56:57 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1640548

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
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	Access to Elected Office for Disabled People Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether it is her Department's policy to provide additional funding to support disabled candidates standing at the next General Election.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	186960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 stipulates that parties must make reasonable adjustments to support disabled candidates and ensure, as far as possible, that they have the same access as non-disabled candidates. Ministers have made clear in letters to parties and Statements to the House that ultimately the responsibility sits with political parties.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 05/06/2023 15:45:27 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1627600

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
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	Human Rights: Transgender People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department is taking steps to promote a respectful discourse on the rights of trans people.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	184964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government is clear that we want people who are transgender to be able to live their lives as they wish. We must also protect free speech and allow open and tolerant discussion.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The UK has a robust legislative framework to protect the rights of trans people, including the Gender Recognition Act 2004. Recently, the government modernised the process for obtaining a gender recognition certificate by reducing the fee and moving the application process online. We have also committed to banning conversion practices, including for transgender people.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/05/2023 15:47:16 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1580757

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
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	Gender Recognition: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the cost was to the public purse of (a) polling and (b) focus groups on public attitudes towards the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	132491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government has not conducted any polling or focus groups on public attitudes towards the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill. We have not received information from the Scottish Government on the costs of any public consultation, insight and engagement activity that was undertaken by the Scottish Government.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 02/02/2023 16:37:10 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1565391

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
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	Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to respond to recommendations in the Children's Commissioner's report A positive approach to parenting; Part 2 of the Independent Family Review.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	119896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government will respond to the recommendations in the report ‘<em>A positive approach to parenting; Part 2 of the Independent Family Review</em>’ in due course.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 20/01/2023 09:47:22 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1565154

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Business: Assistance Animals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether he plans to strengthen legislation on businesses which refuse entry to customers with assistance dogs.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	119240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>No one should be refused access to businesses or services because they legitimately have an assistance dog.</p><p>Strong protection already exists in the Equality Act 2010, which places a duty on businesses and service providers to make reasonable adjustments to improve disabled people’s access to goods and services so they are not placed at a substantial disadvantage compared to non-disabled people. This reasonable adjustment duty is an anticipatory duty, meaning that those who provide goods, facilities and services to members of the public are expected to anticipate the reasonable adjustments that disabled customers may require, including auxiliary aids.</p><p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is the public body responsible for enforcing the Equality Act. In 2017, the Commission published two pieces of guidance - a guide to help businesses understand what they can do to meet their legal duties to assistance dog owners, and a guide to help tourism businesses welcome people with access requirements. The EHRC supports disabled individuals who have experienced discrimination to take their cases to court.</p><p>In recent years, case law has strengthened the equalities law for people with assistance dogs. There have been a number of significant cases brought under the Equality Act involving assistance dogs, which have been successfully litigated, for example, Bloch v Kassim (assistance dogs in taxis); Clutton and Williams v Pen-y-Bryn Group (assistance dogs in restaurants); and McCafferty v Miah (assistance dogs in shops). The Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS), the equalities and human rights helpline, receives about 35,000 customer contacts a year, more than 60% of which concern disability issues. The EASS can intervene directly with or assist the complainant to take the case up with the relevant service provider in many cases, including those involving assistance dogs.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 12/01/2023 17:57:25 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris