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1200351

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
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	Gender: Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support women working in communities to tackle the root causes of gender inequality.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL5237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>My officials regularly meet with the women's sector and continue to do so. In the present circumstances the government is providing extra funding to frontline charities including those which support women, and my officials have been alerting and encouraging grassroots women's charities to apply for grant funding which has been made available through the National Lottery Community Fund.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 15/06/2020 14:32:46 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1199445

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
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	Coronavirus: Ethnic Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to support BAME communities in response to the findings in their report Disparities in the risk and outcomes from COVID-19, published on 2 June.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The Minister for Equalities is working with the Race Disparity Unit and the Department for Health and Social Care to carry forward work to identify and fill the gaps in PHE’s review; and work across government to take appropriate steps to mitigate disparities identified. The terms of reference for this work, which include quarterly updates to the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on progress, were published on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> on 4 June. The timeframe will be announced in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 16/06/2020 11:19:52 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1197889

registered interest
date	21/05/2020
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	Government Departments: Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures are in place in (1) Government departments, and (2) Government-funded institutions, to ensure that no person is discriminated against on the grounds of (a) age, (b) disability, (c) marriage and civil partnership, (d) pregnancy and maternity, (e) race, (f) religion or belief, (g) sex, and (h) sexual orientation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
uin	HL4854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2020 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010, which applies to all employers and providers of services and functions including Government departments and Government funded institutions, proscribes discrimination on the grounds of each of the protected characteristics listed in the Question.</p><p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission has produced statutory codes to support understanding of the Equality Act 2010, including on Employment and Services, Public Functions and Associations.</p><p>In addition, under the Public Sector Equality Duty, set out in the Equality Act 2010, all public authorities and those delivering public functions must have due regard to the need to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and other conduct prohibited by the Act; advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not; and foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. The protected characteristics covered by the duty include all those listed in the Question.</p><p>In 2015, GEO published a guide on ‘Providing services for transgender customers’, which was applicable, but not limited, to the public sector. There are many examples of Government produced guidance to help with the provision of services that take protected characteristics into account, such as the Inclusive Transport Strategy and <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a> guidance on disability and pregnancy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge grouped question UIN HL4855 question first answered 03/06/2020 11:03:28 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	1164 label Biography information for Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne

1197890

registered interest
date	21/05/2020
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	Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they provide to (1) Government departments, and (2) Government-funded institutions, about providing services for those who (1) self-identify their gender, and (2) are protected under the characteristics outlined in the Equality Act 2010 that are not related to gender transition.
tabling member printed	Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
uin	HL4855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2020 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010, which applies to all employers and providers of services and functions including Government departments and Government funded institutions, proscribes discrimination on the grounds of each of the protected characteristics listed in the Question.</p><p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission has produced statutory codes to support understanding of the Equality Act 2010, including on Employment and Services, Public Functions and Associations.</p><p>In addition, under the Public Sector Equality Duty, set out in the Equality Act 2010, all public authorities and those delivering public functions must have due regard to the need to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and other conduct prohibited by the Act; advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not; and foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. The protected characteristics covered by the duty include all those listed in the Question.</p><p>In 2015, GEO published a guide on ‘Providing services for transgender customers’, which was applicable, but not limited, to the public sector. There are many examples of Government produced guidance to help with the provision of services that take protected characteristics into account, such as the Inclusive Transport Strategy and <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a> guidance on disability and pregnancy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge grouped question UIN HL4854 question first answered 03/06/2020 11:03:28 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	1164 label Biography information for Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne

1197891

registered interest
date	21/05/2020
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	Public Sector: Gender Recognition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of public sector workers who have lost their jobs due to their views on the rights of people to self-identify their gender.
tabling member printed	Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
uin	HL4856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2020 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally, but we are not aware of any case of this sort.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 03/06/2020 11:02:48 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	1164 label Biography information for Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne

1197892

registered interest
date	21/05/2020
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	Transgender People: Discrimination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to (1) amend the Equality Act 2010, and (2) introduce new legislation, to ensure that there is a clear legal definition of transgender discrimination.
tabling member printed	Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
uin	HL4857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2020 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 includes a clear legal definition of transgender discrimination. Under the Act a person has the protected characteristic of gender reassignment if that person is proposing to undergo, is undergoing or has undergone a process (or part of a process) for the purpose of reassigning the person's sex by changing physiological or other attributes of sex. For the purposes of the Act, somebody with this protected characteristic is known as a transsexual person and in general cannot be treated differently for being transsexual.</p><p>The government will publish its response to the GRA consultation in due course, which will take into account any changes to legislation that may be necessary.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 05/06/2020 14:00:29 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	1164 label Biography information for Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne

1197893

registered interest
date	21/05/2020
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	Transgender People
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 clarity of the language relating to transgender issues in their publications and guidance; and what plans they have to take steps to clarify that language where issues have been identified.
tabling member printed	Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
uin	HL4858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2020 answer text <p>As part of our engagement on the Gender Recognition Act 2004 (GRA), single-sex and separate-sex service providers were asked whether they felt confident interpreting the Equality Act 2010 with regards to providing services for transgender people. Many single-sex service providers reported that they felt confident doing so. We are also aware that others, including some campaign organisations, have highlighted a desire for greater clarity from the Government about the law and guidance in this area. We intend to say more on this when we publish our response to the GRA consultation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 05/06/2020 14:01:01 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	1164 label Biography information for Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne

1196849

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
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	Civil Partnerships
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to allow virtual civil partnership registrations during the COVID-19 lockdown.
tabling member printed	Lord Randall of Uxbridge
uin	HL4560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>At present, only civil partnerships or marriages conducted under the special procedure, for those who are seriously ill and not expected to recover, are being conducted, and only where the Registrar General thinks it is safe to do so according to Public Health England guidelines. The Government has no plans to introduce virtual registration of civil partnerships.</p><p>We understand the frustration couples planning a civil partnership or a wedding must be feeling, and as with all coronavirus restrictions we will look to ease them as soon as it is safe to do so. As set out in our roadmap, those decisions will be based on scientific evidence.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 02/06/2020 16:15:47 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	209 label Biography information for Lord Randall of Uxbridge

1195985

registered interest
date	14/05/2020
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	Gender: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what funding they have provided to those researching the gender impact of the COVID-19 lockdown.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL4531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2020 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics and Public Health England are government-funded bodies that are conducting research and analysis to understand gender impacts of COVID-19. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is also funding work in this area, such as adapting existing longitudinal studies to cover covid impacts, and running an open call for research proposals on covid-19. In addition, the Government Equalities Office has commissioned a survey under its existing Gender and Behavioural Insights research programme to measure the impact of the changes in the uptake of flexible working on gender equality within households and the workplace.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 29/05/2020 13:59:20 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1195991

registered interest
date	14/05/2020
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	Theme Parks: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with theme parks about ensuring that (1) rides are accessible for disabled children, and (2) all reasonable adjustments are made to enable such children to participate; and what steps they intend to take in response.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL4537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2020 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 (the Act) requires service providers to make reasonable adjustments to improve access so that disabled customers of all ages are not placed at a substantial disadvantage compared to non-disabled customers. This reasonable adjustment duty is an anticipatory duty, meaning that there is an expectation for businesses providing services, including theme parks, to anticipate the reasonable adjustments that disabled customers may require.</p><p><br>Anyone who believes that they or their children have been discriminated against in the provision of services may wish to contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) which can provide them with free bespoke advice and in-depth support. The EASS can be contacted via its website - <a href="http://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com/" target="_blank">http://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com/</a>, by telephone on 0808 800 0082, or by text phone on 0808 800 0084. The EASS may contact a service provider on a customer’s behalf to discuss the scope for meeting the customer’s concern; it also liaises with the Equality and Human Rights Commission, which has powers to enforce the provisions of the Act.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 29/05/2020 14:04:31 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester