Written questions

543 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Dec 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of universal credit claimants living in households without internet access in (a) Brent Central and (b) England.

6 Dec 2018 · Women and Equalities

Flexible Working: Menopause

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to encourage employers to offer flexible working arrangements to women going through the menopause.

6 Dec 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of universal credit being paid into a single bank account on the (a) independence of women and (b) balance of power in their relationships.

6 Dec 2018 · Women and Equalities

Candidates: Equality

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what representations she has had from civil society organisations on bringing Section 106 of the Equality Act 2010 into force.

6 Dec 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Females: New Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what further support the Government plans to provide to women who have received Government start-up loans to help them maintain their start-ups past the first year.

6 Dec 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Females: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to support SMEs that are run by women.

6 Dec 2018 · Women and Equalities

Schools: Discrimination

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on using the national curriculum to tackle misogyny.

13 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of charging victims of domestic violence up to £175 for a medical letter to prove they were abused on the ability of victims to access legal aid.

13 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Domestic Abuse: Advisory Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of hospital independent domestic violence advisor clients, were (a) women, (b) from black and minority ethnic backgrounds and (c) over the age of 55 in each year since 2010.

13 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Independent Domestic Violence Advisers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospitals have an independent domestic violence adviser service based permanently on-site.

13 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Independent Domestic Violence Advisers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many independent domestic violence advisers have been employed in each year since 2010.

10 Sep 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Refuges: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what Government funding has been allocated for women’s refuges in each year from 2015 to 2020.

24 Jul 2018 · Women and Equalities

LGBT+ People: Discrimination

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to tackle biphobia.

24 Jul 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will make it its policy to fund PrEP from central government funding for all at risk groups.

24 Jul 2018 · Women and Equalities

Conversion Therapy

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the timetable is for the introduction of legislative proposals to ban gay conversion therapy.

23 Jul 2018 · Women and Equalities

Government Equalities Office: Staff

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many civil servants are employed by the Government Equalities Office.

23 Jul 2018 · Prime Minister

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Prime Minister, when her office plans fully to respond to the letters of the hon. Member for Brent Central of (a) 18 April 2018 on Windrush landing cards, (b) 20 April 2018 on next steps to address the Windrush scandal, (c) 30 April 2018 on dep

12 Jun 2018 · Women and Equalities

Females: Directors

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to FTSE women leaders: Hampton-Alexander review, published by the Government in November 2017, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the voluntary target of 33 per cent of FTSE 100

12 Jun 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Directors: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to increase the number of women from black and minority ethnic backgrounds at (a) FTSE 100 boards and (b) the highest level of business.

12 Jun 2018 · Women and Equalities

Parental Leave

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions she has had with (a) maternity and (b) paternity groups on measures to improve the take-up of shared parental leave.

12 Jun 2018 · Home Office

Hate Crime: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the level of hate crime towards LGBT+ people.

12 Jun 2018 · Department for Education

STEM Subjects: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to equalise the gender balance in the take-up of STEM apprenticeships.

11 Jun 2018 · Women and Equalities

Government Equalities Office: Public Expenditure

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the (a) administrative and (b) programme budget was for the Government Equalities Office in each year since 2010.

22 Mar 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Brent

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to assess the effect of closing Willesden and Kilburn Job Centre Plus in Brent; and if he will make a statement.

21 Mar 2018 · Women and Equalities

Elections: Females

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to encourage more women from diverse backgrounds to enter elected politics.

21 Mar 2018 · Women and Equalities

Equal Pay

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to tackle discrimination in the workplace to help reduce the gender pay gap.

21 Mar 2018 · Women and Equalities

Employment: Clothing

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the government has plans to publish guidance on dress codes that state that (a) policy and (b) practice by employers must be non-discriminatory.

21 Mar 2018 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Females: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that women’s views are represented in negotiations to leave the EU.

21 Mar 2018 · Women and Equalities

Females: Voting Rights

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the value of the contract is for Ecorys to administer the Women's Vote Centenary Grant Scheme.

20 Feb 2018 · Women and Equalities

Universal Credit

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the effect of the roll-out universal credit on (a) women and (b) BME women.

Source: official written-questions record.