Written question asked by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 November 2004. It was answered by Patricia Hewitt (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 November 2004 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry;Minister for Women

Question: To ask the Minister for Women, what representations she has received from women's organisations on equal pay for equal work.

Answer: Miss McIntosh: To ask the Minister for Women what representations she has received from women's organisations on equal pay for equal work. [197078] Ms Hewitt: I host regular meetings with the Trades Union Congress (TUC) Women's Committee, at which the subject of equal pay is discussed. Recently, I announced the funding by the Government of the Equal Pay Panel of Experts, developed by the TUC, which will give free advice/guidance sessions to organisations looking to investigate or undertake an equal pay review in partnership with unions We are working with the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), Opportunity Now, trade unions and employers to meet our target of 45 per cent. of organisations having conducted equal pay reviews by 2008. Recently, I announced the Government's Plan to tackle occupational segregation, which grew out of the EOC's timely investigation into occupational segregation, one of the causes of the gender pay gap

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