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864279

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
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	Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the list of protected characteristics in the Equality Act 2010 and in Article 14 of the Human Rights Act 1998.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	132763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>The protected characteristics provided for in Section 4 of the Equality Act 2010 reflect the progressive development over time of the UK’s world leading approach to equalities legislation, covering all those required by EU law, together with “marriage and civil partnership”. Protections available across the range of protected characteristics exceed EU requirements, as they include proscription of unlawful discrimination by providers of goods and services because of age, disability, sexual orientation and religion or belief.</p><p> </p><p>Article 14 (non-discrimination) of the European Convention for the protection of Human Rights works differently from the Equality Act 2010 by providing for a right not to be discriminated against, on various grounds, in respect of the other rights set out in the Convention. Section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Human Rights Act 1998 give Article 14 further effect in UK domestic law.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 11/05/2018 09:52:11 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

864317

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
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: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans she has to amend the Gender Recognition Act 2004 to permit children under the age of 18 to change their gender without parental consent.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson
uin	132801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>The Gender Recognition Act 2004 is the piece of legislation that enables people to apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate, and thereby gain legal recognition of their gender. Legal gender recognition is entirely separate from any medical treatment an individual may receive to change their gender.</p><p>In July 2017, we announced our intention to consult on reforming the Gender Recognition Act 2004. We are currently considering the content of the consultation, and we will be publishing the consultation in due course. The Government recognises that there are a wide range of views on reforming the Act and we are taking time to engage with stakeholders in advance of the consultation to understand these views in more detail.</p><p>Any reforms that we might take forward relating to the age limit for applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate, will not affect when an individual can access medical treatment. Surgery is not offered for children and adolescents, and we have no intention of changing this.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/03/2018 17:13:30 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

861182

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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 Act 2004
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to publish the consultation on reform of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 announced on 23 July 2017.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	132331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>We are currently considering the content of the consultation on the Gender Recognition Act 2004, and we will be publishing the consultation in due course. The Government recognises that there are a wide range of views on reforming the Act and we are taking time to engage with stakeholders in advance of the consultation to understand these views in more detail. <br>As part of this pre-consultation engagement, we have been meeting with trans community-based organisations and trans lobby groups to understand their viewpoints on the Gender Recognition Act and how it might be reformed. We consider their knowledge and experiences to be very valuable and will continue to engage with them throughout the consultation, once it is published. We have also engaged widely with a range of other organisations including women’s groups, single sex service providers, and faith stakeholders and will continue to do so through the consultation process</p><p>Alongside this work, we are also considering the responses relating to gender identity from our recent national LGBT survey. This evidence base will inform the consultation document, and careful consideration will be given to the possibility of including non-binary within the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 132332 132333 question first answered 16/03/2018 12:09:53 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

861183

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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 Act 2004
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the public consultation on reform of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 is planned to include a proposal and question on legal recognition for non-binary people.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	132332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>We are currently considering the content of the consultation on the Gender Recognition Act 2004, and we will be publishing the consultation in due course. The Government recognises that there are a wide range of views on reforming the Act and we are taking time to engage with stakeholders in advance of the consultation to understand these views in more detail. <br>As part of this pre-consultation engagement, we have been meeting with trans community-based organisations and trans lobby groups to understand their viewpoints on the Gender Recognition Act and how it might be reformed. We consider their knowledge and experiences to be very valuable and will continue to engage with them throughout the consultation, once it is published. We have also engaged widely with a range of other organisations including women’s groups, single sex service providers, and faith stakeholders and will continue to do so through the consultation process</p><p>Alongside this work, we are also considering the responses relating to gender identity from our recent national LGBT survey. This evidence base will inform the consultation document, and careful consideration will be given to the possibility of including non-binary within the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 132331 132333 question first answered 16/03/2018 12:09:53 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

861184

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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 Act 2004
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to hold discussions with trans community groups as part of the the Government's public consultation on reform of the Gender Recognition Act 2004.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	132333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>We are currently considering the content of the consultation on the Gender Recognition Act 2004, and we will be publishing the consultation in due course. The Government recognises that there are a wide range of views on reforming the Act and we are taking time to engage with stakeholders in advance of the consultation to understand these views in more detail. <br>As part of this pre-consultation engagement, we have been meeting with trans community-based organisations and trans lobby groups to understand their viewpoints on the Gender Recognition Act and how it might be reformed. We consider their knowledge and experiences to be very valuable and will continue to engage with them throughout the consultation, once it is published. We have also engaged widely with a range of other organisations including women’s groups, single sex service providers, and faith stakeholders and will continue to do so through the consultation process</p><p>Alongside this work, we are also considering the responses relating to gender identity from our recent national LGBT survey. This evidence base will inform the consultation document, and careful consideration will be given to the possibility of including non-binary within the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 132331 132332 question first answered 16/03/2018 12:09:53 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

861185

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	LGBT+ People: Surveys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many non-binary respondents made submissions to the Government Equalities Office’s nationwide LGBT survey.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	132334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>We received over 100,000 responses to our nationwide LGBT survey. <br>The Government is still in the process of analysing the findings from the survey and will be publishing the results in full in due course.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/03/2018 12:07:14 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

860798

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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	Females: Footwear
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Equality Act 2010 so that women at work are not forced to wear footwear which is damaging to their long term health; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	132155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of workplace discrimination very seriously and will continue to work hard to ensure women are not discriminated against in the workplace by outdated attitudes and practices, including in relation to dress codes. Workplace dress codes must comply with both equalities and health and safety legislation, which means they must be reasonable and should not place more onerous requirements on women (or men) unless they can be justified objectively.</p><p>Following the inquiry into high heels and workplace dress codes, the House of Commons Petitions Committee and Women and Equalities Select Committee recommended that the Government Equalities Office (GEO) produce guidance on dress codes. The GEO has worked with the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas), the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to draw up guidance for employers and employees to help them understand how discrimination law and health and safety law apply to workplace dress codes. The guidance is due to be published in due course, and will raise awareness of existing statutory protections.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/03/2018 12:06:21 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

856948

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
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	Legal Profession: Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the scope of gender pay reporting applies at the level of partner at legal firms who employ over 250 staff.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	131460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>Legal firms with 250 or more employees will be required to publish gender pay gap information by 4th April</p><p>Partners and Limited Liability Partnership members are likely to meet the definition of employees but are not counted for the actual gender pay calculations. This is because their pay is based on profit sharing, which cannot be readily compared with regular pay.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/03/2018 12:04:42 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

855935

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
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	Presidents Club
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Equality and Human Rights Commission plans to investigate the Artista agency as a result of reports relating to the Presidents Club fundraising dinner of 18 January 2018; and whether the Government has had discussions with any other statutory body on undertaking such an investigation.
tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
uin	131101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has written to Artista about the reports relating to the Presidents' Club dinner and will consider next steps in light of Artista's response.</p><p>The Government has not had discussions with other statutory bodies about such an investigation.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 14/03/2018 17:45:46 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper

855936

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
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 formal powers the Equality and Human Rights Commission has to investigate breaches of equality legislation.
tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
uin	131102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)’s powers to investigate breaches of equality legislation are set out in Section 20 of the Equality Act 2006. The Commission may investigate whether or not a person has committed an unlawful act; has complied with a requirement imposed by an unlawful act notice under section 21 of the act; or has complied with an undertaking given under section 23 of the Act.</p><p>More generally, EHRC’s enforcement powers, which include these investigatory powers, are set out in sections 20 – 32 of the Act as amended by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 12/03/2018 12:50:42 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper