Committee

Women and Equalities Committee

Departmental select committee Commons Government Equalities Office

What it does

The Women and Equalities Committee examines the work of the Office for Equality and Opportunity (OEO). It holds Government to account on equality law and policy, including the Equality Act 2010 and cross Government activity on equalities. It also scrutinises the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
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Members

Sarah Owen MP Labour Chair
Alex Brewer MP Liberal Democrat Member
Christine Jardine MP Liberal Democrat Member
Dame Nia Griffith MP Labour Member
Kevin McKenna MP Labour Member
Kim Leadbeater MP Labour Member
Nadia Whittome MP Labour Member
Rachel Taylor MP Labour Member
Rebecca Paul MP Conservative Member
Richard Quigley MP Labour Member
Rosie Duffield MP Independent Member

Recent outputs

Correspondence Correspondence from the Minister for Women and Equalities re Equality Act 2010 Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations, dated 15 July 2026 15 Jul 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Minister for Women and Equalities re Govt Equality Impact Assessment on the EHRC Code of Practice, dated 8 July 2026 15 Jul 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology re Women in Tech Taskforce, dated 6 July 2026 15 Jul 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Minister for Equalities and Minister for Social Security and Disability re Equal pay and pay discrimination, dated 14 July 2026 15 Jul 2026
Report Large Print: 1st Report - Black people’s experiences of homelessness 15 Jul 2026
Report 1st Report - Black people’s experiences of homelessness 15 Jul 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Equality and Human Rights Commission re Follow up from oral evidence session on 9 June, dated 2 July 2026 8 Jul 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice re Domestic murder sentencing, dated 30 June 2026 8 Jul 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology re Launch of the Women in Research Charter, dated 30 June 2026 8 Jul 2026
Formal Minutes Formal Minutes 2026-27 3 Jul 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Chief Scientific Adviser at DHSC and CEO of NIHR re FGM reconstructive surgery, dated 22 June 2026 24 Jun 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Chief Executive of EHRC re UN recommendations to eliminate racial discrimination, dated 18 June 2026 24 Jun 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from The Baroness Levitt KC Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice re Cohabitation and financial remedies reform consultation, dated 4 June 2026 17 Jun 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Minister of State for Health and Social Care re Regulatory Restrictions around high-risk cosmetic procedures, dated 3 June 2026 12 Jun 2026
Correspondence Corres. from Minister of State, Dept for Business and Trade and HM Treasury and Parl. Under-Sec. of State, Dept for Business and Trade, re Female entrepreneurship, dated 14 May 2026 3 Jun 2026
Government Response Government Response to the Women and Equalities Committee's 12th Report of Session 2024-2026 Menstrual health of girls and young women CP 1577 26 May 2026
Special Report Large Print – 10th Special Report – Discrimination, harassment and abuse against Muslim women: Government Response 12 May 2026
Special Report 10th Special Report - Discrimination, harassment and abuse against Muslim women: Government Response 12 May 2026
Engagement document Flexible working and disability terms of reference - easy read version 30 Apr 2026
Formal Minutes Formal Minutes 2024-26 30 Apr 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Secretary of State for Dept. for Business and Trade & President of the Board of Trade re, non-disclosure agreements, dated 20 March 2026 15 Apr 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Minister for Equalities and Minister for Social Security and disability re, mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting, dated 24 March 2026 15 Apr 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from the Ministry of Justice relating to the national rollout of the Child Focused Model in family courts, dated 17 March 2026 25 Mar 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from the Ministry of Justice relating to women in the criminal justice system, dated 16 March 2026 25 Mar 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from ASA re Irresponsible ads for non-surgical liquid Brazilian Butt Lifts (BBLs) and cosmetic surgery abroad, dated 12 March 2026 18 Mar 2026
Attendance statistics Members' attendance 2025-26 (Women and Equalities Committee) 11 Mar 2026
Correspondence Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport re Misogyny in music follow up, dated February 2026 11 Mar 2026
Correspondence Written evidence from Browne Jacobson re Social Mobility, dated 23 February 2026 4 Mar 2026
Report BSL report summary – 12th Report – Menstrual health of girls and young women 4 Mar 2026
Report Easy Read – 12th Report – Menstrual health of girls and young women 4 Mar 2026

Source: the official committee page.