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1733272

registered interest
date	10/10/2024
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	Sanitary Products: Scotland
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 (a) implications for her policies of the effectiveness of the free period products scheme in Scotland and (b) merits of implementing a similar scheme in England.
tabling member constituency	Clapham and Brixton Hill
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	8466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2024 answer text <p>We recognise that women and girls may suffer as a result of the cost of period products.</p><p>The so-called ‘tampon tax’ has been abolished, and period underwear now receives the same zero-rate of VAT.</p><p>A scheme is in place for education settings, with free products available for all who need them, so periods are not a barrier to education. And all hospital patients can also receive free products.</p><p>No assessment of period product schemes operating in Scotland has been made.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds grouped question UIN 8467 question first answered 15/10/2024 16:42:38 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1733273

registered interest
date	10/10/2024
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	Period Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of period poverty on (a) the economy and (b) educational attainment.
tabling member constituency	Clapham and Brixton Hill
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	8467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2024 answer text <p>We recognise that women and girls may suffer as a result of the cost of period products.</p><p>The so-called ‘tampon tax’ has been abolished, and period underwear now receives the same zero-rate of VAT.</p><p>A scheme is in place for education settings, with free products available for all who need them, so periods are not a barrier to education. And all hospital patients can also receive free products.</p><p>No assessment of period product schemes operating in Scotland has been made.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds grouped question UIN 8466 question first answered 15/10/2024 16:42:38 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1732926

registered interest
date	09/10/2024
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	Conversion Therapy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether forthcoming legislation to ban conversion practices will include protections for those who are asexual.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	8247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government’s position is that conversion practices are abuse. Such practices have no place in society and must be stopped.</p><p>Through the development of the Conversion Practices Bill, this Government will deliver on our manifesto commitment to bring forward a full, trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices, implementing key safeguards for LGBT people.</p><p>We are committed to listening to all viewpoints as this work progresses, and to engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, organisations and all LGBT communities.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 14/10/2024 15:53:42 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1732395

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
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	Equality Act 2010
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will commission a regulatory impact assessment on the proposed commencement of the socio-economic duty in the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	7753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to commencing the socio-economic duty in the Equality Act 2010. The duty will require public bodies, when making strategic decisions, to actively consider how their decisions might help to reduce the inequalities associated with socio-economic disadvantage. To ensure effective implementation, we will be undertaking the necessary assessments. We will be updating Parliament on this in due course.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 16/10/2024 13:37:14 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

1730277

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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	Civil Servants: Recruitment
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 6 September 2024 to Question 2316 on Equality, if she will publish guidance on the application of the socio-economic duty on (a) Civil Service recruitment (i) decisions and (ii) policy and (b) public appointments.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	6092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The duty will require public bodies, when making strategic decisions, to actively consider how their decisions might help to reduce the inequalities associated with socio-economic disadvantage. Guidance will be developed that will help relevant authorities comply with the duty once commenced. We will be updating Parliament on this in due course.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 14/10/2024 13:48:28 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

1731244

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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	LGBT+ People: Discrimination and Hate Crime
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 to help (a) end discrimination against LGBT+ people and (b) ensure that LGBT+ hate crime is investigated.
tabling member constituency	Stratford and Bow
tabling member printed	Uma Kumaran
uin	7189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government believes it is crucial that all LGBT+ people are safe and protected from discrimination in all its forms.</p><p> </p><p>Work is underway on the various Manifesto commitments that will enhance legislative protections for LGBT+ individuals. This Government has already committed to bring forward parity in the law to make all existing strands of hate crime constitute an aggravated offence to greater protect LGBT+ victims and to deliver a trans-inclusive ban on abusive conversion practices.</p><p> </p><p>The police are operationally independent and work in line with the College of Policing’s standards. The Government of course expect the police to fully investigate all offences and to work with the Crown Prosecution Service to ensure perpetrators are brought to justice.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 14/10/2024 13:45:27 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	5278

1731372

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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	Lone Parents: Discrimination
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 to help tackle discrimination against single parents looking for work.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Tom Hayes
uin	7122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>We are clear that the Equality Act 2010, which provides protection against direct and indirect discrimination across a range of fields, including employment, service provision and housing, already offers some protection for single parents.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>Significantly more women than men, and disproportionately more members of particular ethnic groups, have single parent responsibilities. Accordingly, employers in particular must ensure that their rules and practices which may affect single parents do not indirectly discriminate on grounds of sex or race. We continue to keep the effectiveness of the Act under review and are committed to supporting every woman to thrive in her working life.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 14/10/2024 15:57:56 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	5210

1731388

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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	Black History Month
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 to promote Black History Month.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Tom Hayes
uin	7125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government is clear: someone’s race or ethnicity should never be a barrier to opportunity. For Black History Month, we are celebrating Black British changemakers, past and present, and encouraging others to do the same.</p><p> </p><p>We are also engaging with grassroots activists and community leaders, and showcasing their work on Government channels. We stand in solidarity with those affected by racism and are committed to understanding and addressing the causes of racial inequality.</p> answering member constituency Houghton and Sunderland South answering member printed Bridget Phillipson question first answered 14/10/2024 16:02:28 answering member 4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson
tabling member	5210

1731600

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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	Sexuality: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of including asexuality as a protected characteristic in the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member constituency	Aylesbury
tabling member printed	Laura Kyrke-Smith
uin	7361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>We have no plans for including asexuality as a protected characteristic in the Equality Act 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The Equality Act 2010 covers discrimination in employment, the provision of goods, services, and public functions, housing, premises, education, transport, occupational pensions, clubs, and associations. It prohibits discrimination on the basis of nine characteristics, including sex and sexual orientation. Sexual orientation is defined under the Act as a person’s orientation towards persons of the opposite sex, the same sex, or of either sex. The Act also prohibits discrimination based on the perception that someone has a protected characteristic, for example, that they are heterosexual, lesbian, or gay when they are not.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 14/10/2024 16:12:47 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	5341

1731604

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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	Conversion Therapy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether it is her policy to ban conversion therapy for (a) asexual, (b) bisexual, (c) intersex and (d) nonbinary people.
tabling member constituency	Aylesbury
tabling member printed	Laura Kyrke-Smith
uin	7363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government’s position is that conversion practices are abuse. Such practices have no place in society and must be stopped.</p><p> </p><p>Through the development of the Conversion Practices Bill, this Government will deliver on our manifesto commitment to bring forward a full, trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices, implementing key safeguards for LGBT people.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to listening to all viewpoints as this work progresses, and to engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, organisations and all LGBT communities.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 14/10/2024 13:47:13 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	5341