Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how his Department is working with colleagues in the Government Equalities Office to support women working in the night time economy.

The Department for Business and Trade works across Government and with industry to support the hospitality and night-time economy, a major employer of women across the UK.

Through the Employment Rights Act, we are strengthening protections and improving job quality for workers, including women, across sectors like hospitality. This includes measures to tackle insecure work, enhance protections for those on low or variable hours, and ensure fairer working conditions. The Act also introduces stronger safeguards on workplace rights, including action on harassment and improved access to flexible working and family-related leave. Alongside regular engagement with sector bodies, these measures will help women access, remain and progress in good quality jobs across the night-time economy.

Additionally, the Government is committed to tackling violence against women and girls and improving safety in public spaces, including at night, through delivery of the Freedom from Violence and Abuse cross-government strategy, which brings together action across policing, public services, industry and communities.