Written questions

1,688 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Nov 2022 · Women and Equalities

Equal Pay

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions the Government has had about increasing the gender pay gap reporting threshold.

14 Nov 2022 · Women and Equalities

Equal Pay

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will increase the gender pay gap reporting threshold for firms to 500 employees.

2 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether the Government’s UK’s combined twenty-fourth to twenty-sixth periodic report to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has been drafted; and what the timet

2 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he will submit the Government’s combined twenty-fourth to twenty-sixth periodic report to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

25 Oct 2022 · Treasury

Fiscal Policy: Impact Assessments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will publish an equalities impact assessment of the Growth Plan 2022 as per the requirements of the public sector equality duty.

25 Oct 2022 · Treasury

Fiscal Policy: Impact Assessments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what equalities impact assessment he has made of the Growth Plan 2022 on (a) women, (b) Black, Asian and minority ethnic people, (c) disabled people and (d) LGBT+ people.

19 Oct 2022 · Women and Equalities

STEM Returners Programme

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, which suppliers have been contracted to deliver the STEM returners programme.

19 Oct 2022 · Women and Equalities

STEM Returners Programme

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how long the STEM returners programme will run.

19 Oct 2022 · Women and Equalities

STEM Returners Programme

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what parameters his Department has set for the returners programme for STEM announced on 8 March 2022; and if he will publish his strategy to deliver it.

19 Oct 2022 · Women and Equalities

STEM Returners Programme

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how much funding has been allocated to the STEM returners programme.

19 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Podiatry: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage school leavers to apply for podiatrist apprenticeship qualifications at University.

19 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Podiatry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to have discussions with podiatrists on the future of NHS treatment for diabetic foot complications.

19 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Podiatry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help equip the NHS workforce to meet future increased patient need for treatment for diabetic foot complications.

18 Oct 2022 · Women and Equalities

Equal Pay

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if he will publish the minutes of every meeting of the transparency research pilot working group.

18 Oct 2022 · Women and Equalities

Equal Pay

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what practical guidance the Government Equalities Office has prepared for employers to support pay transparency.

18 Oct 2022 · Women and Equalities

Equal Pay

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment the Government has made of the operation of the Gender Pay Gap Regulations in each of the last five years; which Department has been responsible for that assessment; and what budget the Governm

18 Oct 2022 · Women and Equalities

Equal Pay

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many companies have signed up to the Government’s pay transparency research pilot.

18 Oct 2022 · Women and Equalities

Equal Pay

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when the Government will publish its review of the impact of gender pay gap regulations.

17 Oct 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

BT Group: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what requirements if any are placed on BT-operated call centres for emergency services in relation to pastoral support for call centre workers exposed to traumatic situations through the

13 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Academic Technology Approval Scheme: Oxford East

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the number of applications for Academic Technology Approval Scheme Certificates was that were outstanding for 30 working days or more from applicants intending to study

11 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Minister for Women and Equalities about the equalities impact of (a) inflation on social security payments and (b) changes to work conditionality for part-time work

11 Oct 2022 · Treasury

Public Finance and Taxation: Equality

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the potential equalities impact of the Growth Plan 2022 on (a) women, (b) Black, Asian and minority ethnic people, (c) disabled people and (d) LGBT+ p

11 Oct 2022 · Women and Equalities

Equal Pay: Females

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle (a) pay discrepancies and (b) disadvantage in the labour market for women from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.

11 Oct 2022 · Cabinet Office

Equal Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the availability of ONS data relating to pay gaps, including reference tables produced on an annual basis showing the (a) median hourly pay and (b) percentage dif

11 Oct 2022 · Cabinet Office

Equal Pay: Females

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that statistics with sufficient sample sizes on the pay gap for women by ethnicity are published on an annual basis; and what steps he will take to ensure those statistics are u

10 Oct 2022 · Women and Equalities

Equal Pay: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the gender pay gap was by ethnicity in the most recent period for which data is available.

22 Sep 2022 · Women and Equalities

Women and Equalities: Cabinet

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Departments policies of the Minister for Women not attending Cabinet; and if he will make a statement.

7 Sep 2022 · Women and Equalities

Women and Equalities: Departmental Responsibilities

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what his responsibilities are; and when he plans to populate the responsibilities section of the Minister for Equalities webpage on www.gov.uk which appeared blank when that page was access on 7 September 2022

7 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Monkeypox: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the UK Health Security Agency plans to release its assessment of the efficacy of fractional dosing in vaccination against monkeypox as a means of addressing the discrepancy in estimated doses

5 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Incontinence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the provision of free incontinence products across Integrated Care Boards; and what assessment he has made of the impact of the availability of those

Source: official written-questions record.