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1737129

registered interest
date	24/10/2024
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of recognising businesses with proactive equality practices.
tabling member constituency	Nuneaton
tabling member printed	Jodie Gosling
uin	900968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>This government recognises that equality and opportunity are at the heart of our programme of national renewal, this includes in our workplaces. The best employers understand that an inclusive workplace, where employees are supported to succeed, is good for productivity and good for the business.</p><p>Under the landmark Employment Rights Bill we are taking steps to ensure that all workplaces follow the fantastic example set by some of our leading businesses. This includes requiring large employers to publish plans setting out how they are tackling the gender pay gap and supporting employees during the menopause. Through this process we expect to be able to highlight those employers exhibiting best practice, and ensure that they can share their experiences for other businesses to learn from.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 31/10/2024 18:12:59 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	5036

1736659

registered interest
date	23/10/2024
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	Transphobia
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 to tackle transphobia.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Abtisam Mohamed
uin	10874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>It is crucial that trans people are safe and protected from discrimination. This government is committed to breaking down barriers by ending the politics of division.</p><p>Work is underway on the various manifesto commitments that will enhance legislative protections for all LGBT+ individuals, including those who are trans. In particular, the government is committed to delivering a trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices; ensuring that all existing strands of hate crime constitute an aggravated offence and reforming the legal gender recognition process to remove indignities for trans people while upholding the Equality Act.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 31/10/2024 18:17:24 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	5142

1736743

registered interest
date	23/10/2024
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: Ethnic Groups
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 merits of ensuring that companies (a) record and (b) publish ethnicity pay gap data.
tabling member constituency	Nuneaton
tabling member printed	Jodie Gosling
uin	10958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>The King’s Speech announced our intention to publish draft legislation this session that will introduce mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting for large employers (those with 250 or more employees).</p><p>Pay gap reporting can help businesses better understand their workforce, which can lead to them adopting policies and changes which support improved productivity and improved rates of progression and retention, ensuring they make the most of the skills of their employees.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 31/10/2024 18:18:07 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	5036

1736071

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
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	Pay: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the Government's planned timetable is for ending the gender pay gap.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	10411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to transforming the lives of working women, and that includes going further and faster to close the gender pay gap.</p><p>The landmark Employment Rights Bill includes measures to change our workplaces to better support women, including improving access to flexible working; strengthening protections for pregnant workers and those returning from maternity leave; and giving employees basic rights from their first day in a new job.</p><p>The Bill also includes a requirement for large employers to publish action plans outlining the steps they are taking to tackle the gender pay gap in their own organisations.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 28/10/2024 17:36:20 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1735606

registered interest
date	21/10/2024
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	Wheelchairs: Access
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on accessibility of workplaces to wheelchair users.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2024 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 (the Act) protects disabled people from discrimination in the workplace. The Act requires employers to make reasonable adjustments for disabled employees and jobseekers to ensure that they are not placed at a substantial disadvantage compared to their non-disabled colleagues. This could include improving access to premises for wheelchair users, through installing ramps or other auxiliary aids or services.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 29/10/2024 17:42:10 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1735396

registered interest
date	18/10/2024
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	Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will amend the Equality Act 2010 to protect the right of people to silently pray in the United Kingdom.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	9902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>Anyone should be able to privately pray when at work or accessing services and the religion or belief protections in the Equality Act 2010 (the Act) already ensure this. The Act does not take precedence over other civil or criminal law. Accordingly, amendment of the Act in this regard would not be appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 28/10/2024 17:27:24 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1733272

registered interest
date	10/10/2024
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	Sanitary Products: Scotland
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 (a) implications for her policies of the effectiveness of the free period products scheme in Scotland and (b) merits of implementing a similar scheme in England.
tabling member constituency	Clapham and Brixton Hill
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	8466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2024 answer text <p>We recognise that women and girls may suffer as a result of the cost of period products.</p><p>The so-called ‘tampon tax’ has been abolished, and period underwear now receives the same zero-rate of VAT.</p><p>A scheme is in place for education settings, with free products available for all who need them, so periods are not a barrier to education. And all hospital patients can also receive free products.</p><p>No assessment of period product schemes operating in Scotland has been made.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds grouped question UIN 8467 question first answered 15/10/2024 16:42:38 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1733273

registered interest
date	10/10/2024
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	Period Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of period poverty on (a) the economy and (b) educational attainment.
tabling member constituency	Clapham and Brixton Hill
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	8467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2024 answer text <p>We recognise that women and girls may suffer as a result of the cost of period products.</p><p>The so-called ‘tampon tax’ has been abolished, and period underwear now receives the same zero-rate of VAT.</p><p>A scheme is in place for education settings, with free products available for all who need them, so periods are not a barrier to education. And all hospital patients can also receive free products.</p><p>No assessment of period product schemes operating in Scotland has been made.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds grouped question UIN 8466 question first answered 15/10/2024 16:42:38 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1732926

registered interest
date	09/10/2024
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	Conversion Therapy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether forthcoming legislation to ban conversion practices will include protections for those who are asexual.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	8247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government’s position is that conversion practices are abuse. Such practices have no place in society and must be stopped.</p><p>Through the development of the Conversion Practices Bill, this Government will deliver on our manifesto commitment to bring forward a full, trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices, implementing key safeguards for LGBT people.</p><p>We are committed to listening to all viewpoints as this work progresses, and to engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, organisations and all LGBT communities.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 14/10/2024 15:53:42 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1733094

registered interest
date	09/10/2024
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	Republic of Ireland: Conversion Therapy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Ireland regarding its decision not to go ahead with legislation to outlaw conversion therapy.
tabling member printed	Lord Jackson of Peterborough
uin	HL1459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2024 answer text <p>Conversion practices are abuse and must be stopped. This Government is committed to delivering on the manifesto commitment to bring forward a full, trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices.</p><p>Officials routinely liaise with international counterparts regarding their work relating to conversion practices. A jurisdiction’s decision on whether and how to legislate in this area will depend on their specific legal framework and context.</p><p>We will continue to engage with counterparts as well as domestic stakeholders as policy in this area develops and are committed to listening to all viewpoints and concerns with respect.</p> answering member printed Lord Collins of Highbury question first answered 29/10/2024 12:34:07 answering member 4222 label Biography information for Lord Collins of Highbury
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough