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Found: Labour will introduce statutory rights for time off for trade union equality reps if they are elected

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with the (a) insurance sector, (b) Financial Conduct Authority, (c) Financial Ombudsman and (d) Equality and Human Rights Commission on the ability of people in the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community to obtain (i) buildings and (ii) contents insurance.

Answered by Bim Afolami - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)

Insurers make commercial decisions about the terms on which they will offer cover following an assessment of the relevant risks. However, the Government is determined that insurers treat customers fairly and insurers must comply with the relevant legislative and regulatory rules.

The Financial Conduct Authority’s rules require insurers to treat their customers fairly and the FCA has robust powers to act against firms that do not comply. The UK Government is also committed to tackling discrimination and the Equality Act 2010 providers legal protections from discrimination due to protected characteristics. This means insurers cannot use ethnicity as a risk factor when determining the price of insurance.

Customers who feel they have not been treated fairly by their insurer are able to complain to the Financial Ombudsman Service, the independent body established to provide arbitration in such cases.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to help support people in the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community to obtain (a) buildings and (b) contents insurance.

Answered by Bim Afolami - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)

Insurers make commercial decisions about the terms on which they will offer cover following an assessment of the relevant risks. However, the Government is determined that insurers treat customers fairly and insurers must comply with the relevant legislative and regulatory rules.

The Financial Conduct Authority’s rules require insurers to treat their customers fairly and the FCA has robust powers to act against firms that do not comply. The UK Government is also committed to tackling discrimination and the Equality Act 2010 providers legal protections from discrimination due to protected characteristics. This means insurers cannot use ethnicity as a risk factor when determining the price of insurance.

Customers who feel they have not been treated fairly by their insurer are able to complain to the Financial Ombudsman Service, the independent body established to provide arbitration in such cases.

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the Rape Review Action Plan to include all cases of sexual violence.

Answered by Laura Farris - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice) (jointly with Home Office)

The 2021 Rape Review Action Plan set public ambitions to return the volumes of adult rape cases being referred by the police, charged by the CPS, and going to court back to at least 2016 levels. We have exceeded each of these ambitions ahead of schedule.

The Rape Review intentionally focussed its efforts on the system’s response to adult rape, acknowledging its unique and complex nature to investigate and prosecute, as well as for the harm it causes to victims. That being said, improvements delivered through the Action Plan will also have wider benefit for the justice system’s response to other sexual offences.

For example, we have recruited 20,000 extra police officers and are providing specialist rape and serious sexual assault training to 2,000 officers, making sure the police have the skills to investigate these crimes. We have rolled out pre-recorded cross examination for victims of sexual and modern slavery offences nationally, sparing victims from the glare of court and helping them give their best evidence. We are also quadrupling victims funding by 2024/25, up from £41 million in 2009/10, enabling us to increase the number of Independent Sexual Violence and Domestic Abuse Advisors to around 1,000 by 2024/25.

More widely, the Government’s 2021 Tackling Violence against Women and Girls strategy set out our plan for improving the system wide response to VAWG. We have delivered on the vast majority of the actions set out in the original Strategy and continue to make important strides, including the first successful prosecution for cyber flashing resulting in a custodial sentence (March 2024); bringing into force the provisions in the Online Safety Act (January 2024) including new intimate image abuse offences; and putting a new duty on employers to protect their employees from sexual harassment via the Worker Protection amendment of the Equality Act 2010.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were subject to electronic tagging as part of his Department's pilot programme between 15 June 2022 and 31 December 2023.

Answered by Michael Tomlinson - Minister of State (Minister for Illegal Migration)

The information requested is not available from published statistics.

However, as set out in the Pilot Equality Impact Assessment (available at Equality impact assessment: GPS electronic monitoring expansion pilot - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)), 600 individuals were to be subject to Electronic Monitoring as part of immigration bail conditions.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Prime Minister's speech on welfare of 19 April 2024, if he will publish equality impact assessments made in connection with the proposals announced in that speech.

Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Secretary of State has complied with his duties under the Equality Act 2010 in respect of the policies announced within the PM's speech. We will continue to consider equalities impacts and take any decisions about publication as policies develop.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to support the Colombian Ministry of Equality and Equity, particularly pertaining to its work on reparations for victims of sexual and gender-based violence during conflict.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Colombia is a Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) and Women, Peace and Security National Action Plan focus country. Colombia is current chair of the UK-founded International Alliance on PSVI, a key forum for coordinating global action on conflict-related sexual violence. The UK contributed to the opening of a landmark case to address sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) from the armed conflict in the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (SJP), the authoritative transitional justice body providing reparations to SGBV victims. We continue to support this work, as well as assistance to victims and survivors seeking access to justice.

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make it his policy to introduce a statutory right for disability support leave for disabled employees.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The Government has no plans to introduce a statutory right for disability support leave for disabled employees.

All employers already have a duty to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ in the workplace where a disabled person would otherwise be put at a substantial disadvantage compared with their colleagues. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Equality Act and providing guidance on reasonable adjustments.

For disabled people who require adjustments which are beyond reasonable adjustments, Access to Work (AtW) can provide a grant for the disability related extra costs of working a disabled employee may face. To support employers an AtW case manager will contact the customer’s employer ahead of making an AtW award to offer advice on reasonable adjustments an employer can provide and the support available under the AtW scheme.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of no recourse to public funds on (a) children from black and ethnic minority backgrounds and (b) children with British citizenship who have parents that were born outside the UK.

Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)

The Home Office is committed to the continuous review of the NRPF policy and officials are working with a wide range of stakeholders, including other government departments, the devolved administrations, and third sector organisations to develop a greater understanding of how children are directly and indirectly affected by parents / carers being subject to an NRPF condition.

The Government published an overarching Equality Impact Assessment on the Compliant Environment measures, of which the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) is part. The impact of the policy on children has been considered as part of this assessment: Compliant environment: overarching equality impact assessment - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total number of individual named (1) current, and (2) former, students' records held by the Department for Education collected in equality monitoring, broken down by (a) religious affiliation, (b) sexual orientation, (c) gender identity, and (d) disability.

Answered by Baroness Barran - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA – now part of Jisc), is responsible for collecting and publishing data on the UK’s higher education (HE) sector. The latest published statistics refer to the 2021/22 academic year.

The department holds individual-level HESA data for all HE students in each academic year from 1995/96 to 2021/22. From 1998/99, the students are able to be identified by name.

The HESA data includes information on student’s disability status, religion or belief, gender identity and sexual orientation, although, gender identity, sexual orientation and religion or belief (for English, Scottish and Welsh HE providers) were not collected prior to 2012/13. Note that gender identity differs to biological sex which has been collected across all academic years since 1995/96.

The estimated figures below are derived by counting every student that started a HE course in the UK since 1999/2000, as well as the total number of enrolments (entrants and continuing students) in the academic year 1998/99. The figures exclude students with a missing first and last name, but includes students who are not part of the standard registration population. Therefore, these figures will differ from HESA’s publications. Additionally, students that disclose sensitive characteristics for the first time in any year after their first year of study are not counted under the estimated number of students with known sensitive characteristics, and students that have started more than one course since 1998/99 are counted once for each enrolment.

The department is estimated to hold the names of 28,927,337 students that started a HE course in the UK between 1998/99 and 2021/22. For 27,424,867 of these names, the department holds information on at least one of the following sensitive characteristics - disability status, religion or belief, gender identity or sexual orientation.

Of the estimated 28,927,337 names held by the department, 27,373,886 (95%) of them have a known disability status, 7,403,109 (26%) have a known religion or belief, 6,164,770 (21%) have a known gender identity and 6,388,972 (22%) have a known sexual orientation.

Student numbers broken down by personal characteristics over time are available through HESA’s open data pages, which can be found here: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/sb265/figure-5. HESA’s publication archive for earlier years can be found here: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/publications.

While individual identifiers are retained by the department for matching purposes, at all times the department will minimise the processing of, and access to, instant or meaningful identifiers. Access to named data within the department is restricted to a small number of data professionals with responsibility for matching this data with other sources and creating pseudonymised, or aggregated, versions of the data which are subsequently used for research and statistics.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in implementing the three year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services, published on 30 March 2023.

Answered by Lord Markham - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

NHS England is making good progress in delivering its Three year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services, a copy of which is attached. The plan is backed by £186 million of funding per year from April 2024, which sets out how maternity and neonatal care will be made safer, more personalised, and more equitable for women, babies, and families.

For example, many local maternity and neonatal systems have published Equity and Equality Action Plans to tackle disparities in outcomes and experiences of maternity care at a local level. NHS England has published new guidance for general practitioners on the 6-8 week postnatal check, all parts of England have begun rollout of perinatal pelvic health services and 39 maternal mental health services have been established.

All trusts are implementing the third version of the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle which provides maternity units with detailed guidance to reduce stillbirths and neonatal deaths.

NHS England’s Digital Maternity Fund has awarded 128 funding bids to support the digitisation of maternity services across England and NHS England have established a new data taskforce to better detect and act sooner on safety issues.

Finally, to increase neonatal cot capacity, £45 million of capital was allocated across several providers to deliver an overall increase of more than 50 cots.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether all integrated care systems have published equity and equality plans, and whether they have taken action to reduce inequalities in experience and outcomes as recommended by the three year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services, published on 30 March 2023.

Answered by Lord Markham - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

As of 25 April 2024, 39 out of 42 integrated care boards (ICBs) have published Equity and Equality Action Plans. NHS England’s regional teams are supporting the remaining ICBs to publish their plans.

NHS England has provided more than £20 million in funding to local maternity and neonatal systems (LMNS) each year to lead improvement of maternity and neonatal care around objectives set out in the Three year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services, a copy of which is attached. This includes implementing LMNS Equity and Equality Action Plans. NHS England has also invested an annual recurrent £10 million to target action at the 10% most deprived areas of England, who we know are more likely to experience adverse outcomes during pregnancy and birth.

Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the total cost to her Department was of (a) events, (b) activities, (c) merchandise and (d) all other associated costs relating to Pride Month 2023.

Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

No costs were incurred by the Equality Hub connected to any events, activities, merchandise or other associated costs in relation to Pride Month 2023.

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Found: These changes are grounded in principles of human rights and equality.

The Health Secretary has said that transgender hospital patients in England may be banned from being treated in female- and male-only wards. We believe that this segregation is discriminatory, dangerous, and violates the Equality Act of 2010. It cannot go ahead.

Found: We believe that this segregation is discriminatory, dangerous, and violates the Equality Act of 2010.

Restricting people from praying arguably goes against the Equality Act 2010 (which protects people from discrimination based on religion or belief). People should not have their right to pray restricted (see article 9 of the Human Rights Act 1998) and hence restrictions on prayer should be outlawed.

Found: Restricting people from praying arguably goes against the Equality Act 2010 (which protects people from

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Found: inequalities, and on population groups with protected characteristics as defined by the 2010 Equality

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Found: We have changed the law to ensure equality for people living with HIV when accessing IVF, allowing them

Found: valid and reliable measures of data collection to reduce the heterogeneity of research on health in equality

Found: In addition, we are improving equality of access for the wider population in a responsible way, through

Found: Much of his work concerns issues of equality law.

Found: It does not replace an employer’s duty under the Equality Act to make reasonable adjustments.

Found: Previously she was the Chief Legal Officer and then Chief Executive of the Equality and Human Rights

Found: First Secretary – Criminal Justice 2006 to 2008 Northern Ireland Office, Head of Human Rights and Equality

Found: Civil Service Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Expenditure Guidance

Found: impacts and inconvenience to tenants (especially those of a protected characteristic covered by the Equality

Found: This will enable activities such as equality and diversity monitoring without having to further burden

Found: Duty (Equality Act , 2010).

Found: There is significant evidence that gender equality is a strong indicator of a state’s peacefulness.2

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Found: Gender equality and social inclusion mainstreaming research: final report

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Found: Gender equality and social inclusion mainstreaming research: final report

Found: Gender equality and social inclusion mainstreaming research: final report

Found: drafting of legal instructions and an explanatory memorandum; development of an impact assessment and equality

Found: There is also a higher level of households with someone deemed disabled under the Equality Act (39.6%

Found: Constitutions, customary and religious law, and gender equality

Found: But too many services we have inspected so far in Round 3 hadn’t improved their approach to equality

Found: Areas for improvement: • Although there were several pieces of positive work regarding Equality Diversity

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Found: understand the needs and address the actual and potential barriers for people on probation to promote equality

Found: and 25 per cent are disabled with long -term physical or mental health conditions as defined by the Equality

Found: and respond to indicators of risk effectively 5. ensure sufficient attention is paid to promote equality

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Found: rates and deliver high completion and achievement rates and appropriate progression; 10.5.2 offer equality

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Found: draft policy H6 (Houses in multiple occupation and other sha red housing ) of the new Local Plan, the Equality

Found: Alison Lowe OBE , APCC Deputy lead on Transparency and Integrity and Joint Lead on Race Disparity, Equality

Found: But too many services we have inspected so far in Round 3 hadn’t improved their approach to equality

Found: In addition, we are improving equality of access for the wider population in a responsible way, through

Found: claimant was constructively unfairly dismissed by the respondent, but that her claims under the Equality

Found: Much of his work concerns issues of equality law.

Found: understand the needs and address the actual and potential barriers for people on probation to promote equality

Found: and respond to indicators of risk effectively 5. ensure sufficient attention is paid to promote equality

Found: Areas for improvement: • Although there were several pieces of positive work regarding Equality Diversity

Found: understand the needs and address the actual and potential barriers for people on probatio n to promote equality

Found: and 25 per cent are disabled with long -term physical or mental health conditions as defined by the Equality

Found: Amendment of the Equality Act 201021.  

Found: involving co-ordinated support plans, placing requests and disability discrimination cases under the Equality

Found: social security system in ways which put the needs of those who require assistance first, and advance equality

Found: 3DG www.gov.scot Further supplementary information can be found within the Policy Note and Equality

Found: It will produce an initial report on progress, which will include equality impacts, by Novem ber 2024

Found: The Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (Modification) Regulations 2024 Equality Impact Assessment - Results

Found: The Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (Modification) Regulations 2024 Equality Impact Assessment - Results

Found: Regulations 2024 Disclaimer This impact assessment should be read in conjunction with the Equality

Found: This impact assessment should be read in conjunction with the Equality Impact Assessment relating to

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Found: Equality is the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, opportunities or outcomes.

Found: They are required to comply with legislative and policy requirements on the environment, equality issues

Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has conducted an equality impact assessment regarding the number of any missed health appointments as a result of the reported ongoing disruption to the railway line from Stranraer to Ayr, in particular for women.

Answered by Hyslop, Fiona - Minister for Transport

Lead responsibility for Ayr Station Hotel rests with South Ayrshire Council while Network Rail has lead responsibility for the railway station itself.

All parties are aware of the disruption to travel caused by the dreadful vandalism which set fire to the Station Hotel. Rather than conduct post-event impact assessments, the focus of all partners involved is on working collectively to restore services to normal as soon as it is safely possible to do so.

Until rail services can be restored, a replacement bus service is in place to enable passengers on the affected route to access work, leisure, education and any other personal matters, including medical appointments.

Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it engaged with the UK Government in the drafting of the 2023 UK state report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

Answered by Roddick, Emma - Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees

The UK Government is the State Party to the CERD with a legal obligation to report on implementation. It submitted its state report to the Committee in March 2023.

Prior to this report’s submission, the Scottish Government shared updates on devolved policy areas including health, housing and employment with the UK Government. These updates were included in the UK Government’s report to the Committee.

Scotland is determined to play our part in eradicating racism, inequality and injustice – and in building a better, fairer world. Specifically, the Race Equality Framework demonstrates our commitment to eliminating racism – our Vision for a fairer Scotland is that by 2030 Scotland is a place where people are healthier, happier and treated with respect, and where opportunities, wealth and power are spread more equally.

Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it engaged with (a) black and minority ethnic people in Scotland, (b) race equality groups and (c) National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in the drafting of Scotland's input to the 2023 UK state report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

Answered by Roddick, Emma - Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees

We routinely engage with a range of stakeholders in our work across Scottish Government, including work to implement the recommendations and observations of the Committee.

The UK's State Report covers the measures that have been adopted, by Government, relating to the rights described in the Convention, and on the progress made in upholding them. Scottish Government did not engage with these groups for the specific purpose of providing our updates to the UK Government for inclusion in their State Report, due to the nature of the reporting process.

Scotland is determined to play our part in eradicating racism, inequality and injustice – and in building a better, fairer world. Specifically, the Race Equality Framework demonstrates our commitment to eliminating racism – our Vision for a fairer Scotland is that by 2030 Scotland is a place where people are healthier, happier and treated with respect, and where opportunities, wealth and power are spread more equally.