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652395

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
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 assessment she has made of the implications of the analysis by the Office for National Statistics of time use data, published on 10 November 2016, on the Government's work to tackle the gender pay gap; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	56053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>I have considered the analysis undertaken by the Office for National Statistics. The report demonstrates that women carry out an overall average of 60% more unpaid work than men. On average men do 16 hours per week of such unpaid work, which includes adult care and child care, laundry and cleaning, to the 26 hours of unpaid work done by women per week.</p><p> </p><p>This has relevance to our efforts to close the gender pay gap as this may be one of the factors that affects the number of hours that women work which in turn affects the gender pay gap. I am pleased to confirm that the draft regulations, requiring large employers to publish details of their gender pay gap, were laid in the house on Tuesday.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 13/12/2016 16:39:30 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

652396

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
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	Bank Services: Non-binary People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will take steps to encourage banks to include a non-binary gender option on their official documents.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	56057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Equality and Human Rights Commission is the regulator for the public sector equality duty set out in section 149 of the Equality Act 2010. The Commission uses a range of levers to ensure local authorities and other public bodies comply with the requirements of the duty, from provision of guidance through to enforcement activity where it considers there to be a strategic benefit.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">In light of the Brighton University report highlighted by the Honourable Member, the Commission will be writing to the Local Government Association (LGA) drawing its attention to the findings of the research and of the Commission’s evidence of the key equality challenges facing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, and asking the LGA to remind local authorities of their legal obligations under the public sector equality duty.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We encourage all service providers, including financial services, to provide a welcoming environment for all customers, including transgender and non-binary customers.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">To support this aim, we published ‘Providing services for transgender customers: a guide’ in November 2015 to help service providers ensure transgender people are welcomed, included and valued as customers, clients, users or members, and to ensure they are treated fairly and appropriately. It also aims to help service providers comply with the law.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We welcome the fact that some banks, such as the Metro Bank, allow customers to select non-binary as a gender option.</ins></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/12/2016 09:25:50 question first ministerially corrected 13/12/2016 13:16:34 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage previous answer version 25173 answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

652772

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
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 reduce the gender pay gap.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	907760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>Eliminating the gender pay gap remains an absolute priority for this government.</p><p> </p><p>Transparency is one of the most powerful tools for shaping behaviour and driving change. That is why we will be requiring large employers to publish their gender pay gaps.</p><p> </p><p>The draft regulations were laid on Tuesday 6 December. If parliament approves the legislation, the regulations will commence in April 2017.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/12/2016 17:20:50 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

654620

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
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	Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if the Government will take steps to support young people to (a) develop their self-confidence and (b) understand pressures related to advertising.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Nigel Huddleston
uin	907767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>We want all young people to be comfortable and confident in themselves and understand that the way you look should not define who you are.</p><p> </p><p>That is why we funded Media Smart, a media literacy resource for parents and teachers of Key Stage 2 pupils. The resource helps young people understand and challenge the stereotypes they may see in advertising.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/12/2016 17:22:18 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston

654621

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
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 and Human Rights Commission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment the Government has made of the potential effect of the proposed reduction in funding on the work of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	907766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission performs an important and valuable role. Its Chair, David Isaac, and his Board are well equipped for this task.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission receives – and will continue to receive – sufficient funds to enable it to fulfil its full range of statutory functions.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/12/2016 17:17:48 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

654622

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
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	Welfare State: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of its welfare policies on equality for disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	907770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>The UK is a recognised world leader in disabled rights and equality, and the Government continues to spend around £50 billion a year to support sick and disabled people. According to OECD figures, the UK spends a higher proportion of its GDP on incapacity than any other G7 country except Germany.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/12/2016 17:19:06 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

654623

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
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	Care and Management of Transgender Offenders Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the Government's plans are for implementation of the recommendations in its review into the care and management of transgender offenders.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	907768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government is firmly committed to ensuring that transgender offenders are treated fairly, lawfully and decently, and their rights respected.</p><p> </p><p>A revised instruction, drawing on the conclusions on the Ministry of Justice’s review into the management and care of transgender offenders, was published on 9 November. This is already being applied, with full implementation by 1 January 2017.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/12/2016 17:16:42 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

650368

registered interest
date	02/12/2016
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	Local Government: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the report, Acting on equalities: are local authorities in England meeting the duties of the Equality Act 2010 and addressing sexual orientation and gender equality, published by the University of Brighton in October 2016, what steps she is taking to address the finding of that report that in 2016 over half of local authorities in England were failing to demonstrate compliance with the specific public sector duties of the Equality Act 2010 and associated Government Equalities Office Guidance.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	56000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission is the regulator for the public sector equality duty set out in section 149 of the Equality Act 2010. The Commission uses a range of levers to ensure local authorities and other public bodies comply with the requirements of the duty, from provision of guidance through to enforcement activity where it considers there to be a strategic benefit.</p><p>In light of the Brighton University report highlighted by the Honourable Member, the Commission will be writing to the Local Government Association (LGA) drawing its attention to the findings of the research and of the Commission’s evidence of the key equality challenges facing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, and asking the LGA to remind local authorities of their legal obligations under the public sector equality duty.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 07/12/2016 15:57:36 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

649537

registered interest
date	01/12/2016
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 Recognition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Government's response to Recommendations 4 to 8 of Women and Equalities Committee Report on Transgender Equality, Cm 9301, if she will set out a timetable for the review of the Gender Recognition Act to determine whether changes can be made to improve it in order to streamline and de-medicalise the gender recognition process; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	55809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>We have committed to a review of the Gender Recognition Act to streamline and demedicalise the gender recognition process, which will include an examination of how alternative gender recognition schemes operate in other countries.</p><p>We have begun our programme of work on reviewing the gender recognition process, and we will provide an update on the Government’s progress in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 55808 question first answered 06/12/2016 15:18:16 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

649538

registered interest
date	01/12/2016
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 Recognition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Government's response to Recommendations 4 to 8 of the Women and Equalities Committee Report on Transgender Equality, Cm 9301, over what timeframe she plans to monitor the implementation of alternative gender recognition processes in other jurisdictions; which such jurisdictions she plans to monitor; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	55808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>We have committed to a review of the Gender Recognition Act to streamline and demedicalise the gender recognition process, which will include an examination of how alternative gender recognition schemes operate in other countries.</p><p>We have begun our programme of work on reviewing the gender recognition process, and we will provide an update on the Government’s progress in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 55809 question first answered 06/12/2016 15:18:16 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas