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1150238

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	Railway Stations: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on rail stations that are inaccessible to people with disabilities; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	900033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p><em>We are committed to improving accessibility at rail stations, and have recently extended the Access for All programme with £300m to provide accessibility improvements at even more stations. This is in addition to improvements required whenever infrastructure work is carried out at a station by the industry.</em></p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 17/10/2019 16:36:08 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1150239

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to ensure that comprehensive mental health services are available for women who experience domestic and sexual violence.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	900034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/11/2019 17:37:20 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1150240

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	Housing: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	When the Government plans to consult on the introduction of mandatory accessible housing standards in building regulations.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	900036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>The former Prime Minister announced that Government will consult on mandating higher accessibility standards for new housing. We will bring forward the consultation on improving accessibility standards at the earliest opportunity, ensuring it happens as part of our full review of Part M of the Building Regulations.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 17/10/2019 16:36:57 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1148876

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
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 Illness: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans the Government has to strengthen protections in the Equality Act 2010 for people with mental health problems who experience discrimination.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	24
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>Tacking mental health discrimination in the workplace is a priority for the Government. We are considering the scope for further support and protection for people with mental health conditions.</p><p> </p><p>The Equality Act 2010 already protects people whose mental health conditions meet the definition of disability in the Act, specifically a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day to day activities’.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 17/10/2019 15:12:37 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1147949

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
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	Candidates: Females
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 encourage more women to seek elected office.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	293589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>We are clear that Parliament must be representative, and that it is for parties to ensure that they select a diverse range of candidates, and that their selection processes are responsive to known barriers.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Suffrage Centenary Fund supported around 320 projects across the country including events encouraging nearly 800 women to stand for election, creating a pipeline of talent ready to enter public life. The Fund also provides a valuable model for further consideration of Government action in the future.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/10/2019 16:30:30 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1148093

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to identify the cause of the gender pay gap.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL18021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government introduced ground-breaking regulations in 2017 requiring large employers to publish gender pay gap data.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that reporting is just the start; we are committed to ensuring that the UK is an international leader on gender equality research.</p><p> </p><p>This year, we published the Case for Change, an in-depth analysis of how economic gender inequalities develop across people’s lives. In this, we highlight research we published in 2018, led by the University of Manchester, that identified four key drivers of the UK Gender Pay Gap:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Occupational segregation - the types of jobs that women tend to do are less well paid than the types of jobs men do.</p></li><li><p>Industrial segregation - the sectors of the economy that women tend to work in are less well paid than the sectors that men work in.</p></li><li><p>Differences in the ways men and women participate in the labour market - women tend to spend more years out of the labour market undertaking unpaid care work than men, and tend to have fewer years of full-time work experience.</p></li><li><p>Other factors that cannot be explained by the data we have, but could include discrimination, harassment, preferences and choices.</p></li></ul><p>To address these drivers, we published the Gender Equality Roadmap in July, setting out the Government’s vision and actions to address the persistent gendered barriers people face across their lives. Furthermore, our new annual Gender Equality Monitor brings together 24 indicators on gender equality from all areas of life to help us better measure progress over time.</p><p>We are also running two research programmes, Women and Gender Equality and Gender and Behavioural Insights, to develop the evidence base on gender equality in the workplace. Findings from this research is being used to identify practical actions for employers and organisations to support women’s progression in the workplace and reduce their gender pay gap.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/10/2019 16:39:07 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1146498

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
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	International Women's Day
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how much the Government have spent on celebrations for International Women's day in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	291337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office does not collect or hold information regarding spend across government on International Women’s Day. It is for individual departments to decide if and how to celebrate this day.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 04/10/2019 13:08:06 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1145766

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
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 assessment she has made of the potential benefits of providing free sanitary products to women on low incomes beyond compulsory school age.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	290759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>No one should be held back from reaching their potential because of their gender. This is why the former Minister for Women and Equalities, my Rt Hon. Friend for Portsmouth North, announced a cross-sectoral Taskforce that looks beyond those in schools to other vulnerable groups in society. The Taskforce includes an ‘Access for all’ workstream which, as part of its remit, will review existing initiatives designed to provide period products to vulnerable groups, identify gaps and highlight the groups on which potential new interventions should focus. The Taskforce will report on this in due course.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/10/2019 10:20:30 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1145817

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
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	Service Industries: Assistance Animals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Equality Act 2010, what steps the Government is taking to inform businesses and the service sector of the rights of assistance dogs.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	290800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 places a duty on businesses and other 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.</p><p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) statutory code of practice for services sets out examples of making reasonable adjustments for assistance dogs and in 2017, the EHRC published their updated guide for all businesses on assistance dogs. The guidance was produced in order to help businesses understand what they can do to comply with their legal duties under the Equality Act.</p><p>The Equality Advisory 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 intervenes directly with or assists the complainant to take the problem up with the relevant service provider in many cases, including those involving assistance dogs.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 01/10/2019 11:55:47 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1145818

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
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	Assistance Animals
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 effectiveness of the Equality Act 2010 in relation to assistance dogs.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	290801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 places a duty on employers 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. In the case of service providers this reasonable adjustment duty is an anticipatory duty therefore 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>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, <em>Bloch v Kassim</em> (assistance dogs in taxis); <em>Clutton and Williams v Pen</em>-<em>y</em>-<em>Bryn Group (assistance dogs in restaurants); and McCafferty v Miah (assistance dogs in shops).</em></p><p>The Equality Advisory 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 intervenes directly with or assists the complainant to take the problem up with the relevant service provider in many cases, including those involving assistance dogs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 01/10/2019 12:01:55 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion