Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the UK's declaration reserving the right to postpone the application of Article 7(a)(i) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights still applies; and if she will make a statement.

The UK remains a party to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

There remains one reservation in force under Article 7(a)(i) of the Covenant, in respect of Bermuda and the Crown Dependencies. The UK Government will review all reservations as part of the next periodic report under the Covenant, which is due in June 2021.

The UK Government remains committed to the principle of equal pay and continues to work to eradicate the gender pay gap.