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1688078

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date	01/02/2024
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	Guide Dogs: Business Premises
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 help tackle refusal of entry of guide dogs into business establishments.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	901449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>Under the Equality Act 2010, businesses and public bodies that provide goods and services to the public must not unlawfully discriminate against disabled people, including those with assistance dogs.</p><p>The Act places a duty on service providers to make reasonable adjustments to improve access to premises, buildings and services. This could include allowing the use of assistance dogs so that disabled customers are not placed at a substantial disadvantage compared to non-disabled customers.</p><p>The Disability Action Plan published on 5th February 2024 includes an action to establish an assistance dogs and animals working group, which will consider issues including how to educate businesses on the rights of assistance dog owners and to help simplify reporting access refusals.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 07/02/2024 15:59:38 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1688079

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
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
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 help reduce the gender pay gap.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	901451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>The gender pay gap has fallen by approximately a quarter in the last decade.</p><p>It was a Conservative government that introduced gender pay gap reporting, building on the robust equal pay protections we already have in the Equality Act.</p><p>To accelerate progress we have supported legislation to: enhance flexible working, extend redundancy protection for those on maternity leave, and introduce carers leave.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 07/02/2024 16:27:08 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1688080

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
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	Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation
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 impact on women's health of the Government's progress on implementing the recommendations of the report of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review entitled First Do No Harm, published on 8 July 2020.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	901452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>Patient safety and women’s health is a top priority for this Government.</p><p>That’s why since the ‘First Do No Harm’ report we have:</p><p>o Appointed England’s first Patient Safety Commissioner</p><p>o Setup specialist centres for women impacted by mesh</p><p>o Piloted ways doctors can declare their interests</p><p>o And launched a national mandatory Medical Device Outcome Registry.</p><p>Beyond this, we published the first Women’s Health Strategy for England, which set out our plans for improving how the health and care system listens to women.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 07/02/2024 16:22:40 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1688081

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
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	Menopause: Employment
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 with Cabinet colleagues to help support women experiencing menopause at work.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
uin	901453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>In March 2023, we appointed Helen Tomlinson as the Government’s first Menopause Employment Champion.</p><p>We are working across Government and with employers to increase awareness and develop policies to support women experiencing the impact of menopause at work.</p><p>We recently launched new guidance on the Help to Grow portal, empowering businesses to educate their organisation about menopause.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 07/02/2024 15:56:53 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1688082

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
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	Women: Unemployment
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 with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce economic inactivity among women between the ages of 45 and 64.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	901454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>DWP supports people up and down the country to start, stay and succeed in work.</p><p>At Autumn Statement, we announced DWP’s Back to Work Plan alongside a suite of other measures to reduce economic inactivity. These included;</p><p>· Doubling the number of places on the Universal Support employment programme, to provide support for 100,000 people per year when fully rolled out;</p><p>· Formally launching WorkWell, which will bring together the NHS, local authorities and other partners, in collaboration with jobcentres, to provide light touch work and health support in approximately 15 pilot areas;</p><p>· Building on the extension of the certification of the fit notes to a wider range of healthcare professions, exploring new ways of providing individuals receiving a fit note with timely access to work and health support; and</p><p>· Establishing an expert group to support the development of the voluntary national baseline for Occupational Health provision.</p><p>This is alongside pre-existing support such as the Midlife MOT which was rolled out in Jobcentres from January 2023 to encourage individuals to optimise re-skilling prospects and improve health and longer-term financial resilience. The Mid-life MOT acts as a vital prompt to engage more people in planning more actively for later life – both for work and retirement. It provides individuals in their 40s, 50s and 60s with signposting to information and guidance on wealth, work and wellbeing, providing a holistic assessment to ensure that individuals can plan for the later life that they want. We continue to work with organisations, and with employers, on how they can offer the Mid-life MOT.</p><p>The DWP 50PLUS Champions network also provides dedicated support to Work Coaches to enable them to effectively direct suitable support to claimants who are aged 50 and over.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 07/02/2024 15:56:06 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1685683

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
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	Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will be nominating a candidate to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women in the forthcoming elections.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL1986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>The next election for members of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women will take place in June 2024. The Government has not put forward a candidate.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers consider a range of factors when deciding whether to nominate an independent candidate for election to an international body such as the CEDAW Committee, including the time and resources to mount a campaign, the potential benefits and the impact on other international elections.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 12/02/2024 15:56:13 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1685684

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
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	UN Commission on the Status of Women
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Minister for Women will be attending the Commission on the Status of Women in March.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL1987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government delegation attending the Commission on the Status of Women has not yet been decided.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 12/02/2024 15:56:25 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1685685

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
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	UN Commission on the Status of Women
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will be sending a civil society representative to the Commission on the Status of Women in March; and if so, how they will be selected.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL1988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK government does not include civil society representatives on the delegation to the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). The Government works closely with civil society representatives before, during and after CSW. We held our pre-CSW consultation event on 25 January which was attended by approximately 40 civil society representatives. The relationship that the Government delegation has with civil society representatives at CSW is often held up as a model of good practice.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 12/02/2024 15:56:54 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1685686

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
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	UN Commission on the Status of Women
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will be sending a youth delegate to the Commission on the Status of Women in March; and if so, how they will be selected.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL1989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK government does not include youth representatives on the delegation to the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). The Government works closely with civil society representatives before, during and after CSW. We held our pre-CSW consultation event on 25 January which was attended by approximately 40 civil society representatives. The relationship that the Government delegation has with civil society representatives at CSW is often held up as a model of good practice.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 12/02/2024 16:03:10 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1685249

registered interest
date	26/01/2024
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	Veganism and Vegetarianism: Care Homes
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 adequacy of (a) legal and (b) other protections for the right of vegans and vegetarians to manifest their beliefs in care settings.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	11598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>Ethical veganism has previously been found to be a philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010 by an employment tribunal, in an employment context. While this is not binding in other cases, all employers and service providers, including those who administer care homes and hospitals, should have regard to the differing dietary needs of people who they provide meals to, whether these are determined by health considerations, religious or philosophical belief. Providers should also recognise that food is not the only aspect of how ethical vegans conduct their lives and where possible should ensure that these other aspects are catered for.</p><p> </p><p>Care providers should be aware that service users such as care home residents and ward patients may bring claims under the Act, where they consider they have been treated less favourably because of their belief in ethical veganism. In addition, public sector providers are subject to the Public Sector Equality Duty which requires them, in carrying out their functions, to have due regard to the need to achieve the objectives set out under s149 of the Equality Act 2010 to:</p><p>(a) eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other conduct that is prohibited by or under the Equality Act 2010; (b) advance equality of opportunity between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it and (c) foster good relations between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it. Specific duties, set out in regulations, ensure transparency, and assist in the performance of this duty.</p><p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulate care homes as well as other health and care providers. One of the fundamental standards is on nutritional and hydration needs. Please see the link below.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.cqc.org.uk/guidance-providers/regulations/regulation-14-meeting-nutritional-hydration-needs" target="_blank">https://www.cqc.org.uk/guidance-providers/regulations/regulation-14-meeting-nutritional-hydration-needs</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 05/02/2024 17:13:47 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith