Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of using gender budgeting for his fiscal policies.

In developing proposals for fiscal events, the Treasury takes care to consider the equality impacts on those sharing any of the nine protected characteristics, including gender, in line with both our legal obligations and this government’s strong commitment to promoting fairness.

We go beyond our legal requirements by publishing a summary of equality impacts for tax measures within in the Tax Information and Impact Notes (TIINs) alongside the Finance Bill.