Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance

(asked on 10th November 2023) - View Source

Question

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Restoration and Renewal Client Board, what steps the Board is taking to promote gender equality in the Parliamentary Restoration and Renewal team.


Answered by
Charles Walker Portrait
Charles Walker
This question was answered on 17th November 2023

The R&R Programme is committed to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion so people from all backgrounds can thrive working on the programme. The R&R Delivery Authority currently employs 56% female and 44% male employees. The proportion of females in leadership positions is 40%.

Although the main construction works are still set to be some years away, the R&R Delivery Authority is establishing or exploring relationships with skills and training providers across the whole of the UK that support initiatives to promote women in the construction industry. The Programme also actively supports a number of awareness initiatives that encourage women into construction and engineering.

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