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date	08/05/2024
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: Gender
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following reports that the median gender pay gap narrowed to 9 per cent in 2023–24, what assessment they have made of the impact of wage pressures in different industries on the gender pay gap.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL4487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>Under this government the gender pay gap has fallen significantly, having fallen from 19.8% to 14.3% over the last decade. 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>We know that reporting is just the first step, but do not believe that setting arbitrary targets or a timetable 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>Detailed gender pay gap information is published annually by the ONS, and this includes sector-specific data and analysis. ONS data shows that the gender pay gap has decreased across all major occupational groups between 2022 and 2023.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL4465 question first answered 22/05/2024 15:52:51 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1627192

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date	11/05/2023
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	Equal Pay: Gender
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what was the average gender pay gap for each of the past five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>Since 1997 the Office for National Statistics has published data on the national gender pay gap annually. Their latest release can be accessed here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/genderpaygapintheuk/2022#measuring-the-data" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/genderpaygapintheuk/2022#measuring-the-data</a></p><p> </p><p>The headline measure of the median gap for all employees stood at 14.9% in 2022, down from 17.8% in 2018. The median national gender pay gap for each of the past five years was:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Median gender pay gap for all employees (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>17.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>17.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>14.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>15.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>14.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 08/06/2023 15:01:43 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

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registered interest
date	06/05/2020
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: Gender
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the pressures facing employers in regard to reporting gender pay gap data for the 2019–20 reporting year.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL4088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that employers are facing unprecedented uncertainty and pressure due to the Coronavirus pandemic. A number of employers contacted the Government, prior to the announcement on non-enforcement, to highlight their concerns about being unable to meet the gender pay gap reporting deadlines this year.</p><p>Due to the COVID 19 outbreak, the Government and the Equality and Human Rights Commission suspended enforcement of the gender pay gap reporting deadlines for the 2019/20 reporting year.</p><p>Around 5,500 employers have reported their gender pay gap data to date for the 2019-20 reporting year, which includes more than 2,000 employers who published their data since the suspension of enforcement on 24 March. More employers may choose to report in the coming months and we will continue to provide support to those employers that wish to do so.</p><p>The gender pay gap is caused by a range of factors. In order to tackle it, we must ensure that everybody has equal access to opportunities. We will continue to encourage employers to take action to provide equal opportunities for men and women in the workplace.</p><p>We are currently considering the impact of the pandemic on the gender pay gap data for the current reporting year. If there are any changes to reporting in future, we will proactively communicate these to all employers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge grouped question UIN HL4087 HL4090 HL4091 question first answered 21/05/2020 16:24:46 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie