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date	11/01/2016
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	Females: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions she has had with businesses on increasing the gender balance on corporate boards.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
uin	21713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>I have met with many business representatives since taking on the role of Minister for Women and Equalities and always ensure I use these opportunities to raise the issue of achieving a better gender balance on boards. More recently (October 2015) I spoke at the launch of Lord Davies’s final report where I was able to engage with a broad range of stakeholders who all have a key role to play in this agenda including Executive Search Firms, Chairs and Investors.</p><p>Lord Davies’s collaborative approach, which engaged all parties, was crucial in achieving the unprecedented number of women on boards we now have in the FTSE 350. The Government looks forward to continuing this approach with the new review on the executive pipeline.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/01/2016 16:41:32 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

443862

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
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	Females: Directors
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 increase the reporting of gender balance on corporate boards.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
uin	21709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>This Government is determined to make sure all women can fulfil their potential. This has been a crucial part of the success Lord Davies had in increasing the number of women on boards. We will continue to work with international leaders Cranfield University to ensure continued transparency on this agenda.</p><p>There are also other reporting measures which are in place which allow us to get a clearer picture of where there are issues and help employers identify where action needs to be taken. We will be introducing regulations that require large employers to report on gender pay gaps and differential bonus payments. Alongside this, as part of the BIS Narrative Reporting Requirements, FTSE listed companies need to report on gender diversity at Board and senior management level.</p><p>These measures have proven to be effective as there are more women than ever on boards, and we are committed to continuing with them in order to see further progress.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/01/2016 16:42:14 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

429449

registered interest
date	19/11/2015
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: Directors
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 on progress towards the target of 25 per cent female representation on FTSE 100 corporate boards by 2015.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
uin	17029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2015 answer text <p>Women now make up 26.1 per cent of directors on the boards of FTSE 100 companies. This exceeds the Lord Davies target of 25 per cent. We have no more all male boards in the FTSE 100 and more women on FTSE 350 boards than ever before.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/11/2015 14:27:40 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett