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Written question asked by Paul Flynn (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 March 2015. It was answered by Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 18 March 2015 on behalf of the Women and Equalities.

Policy

Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, which policies contained in the 2010 Coalition Agreement and falling under the Government Equalities Office's responsibilities have not yet been implemented; and what the reasons are for each such policy's non-implementation.

Answer

The Government Equalities Office has implemented all of the commitments in the Coalition’s Programme for Government that fall either wholly or in part to us. These were as follows:

We will promote equal pay and take a range of measures to end discrimination in the workplace.

We will look to promote gender equality on the boards of listed companies

We will use our relationships with other countries to push for unequivocal support for gay rights and for UK civil partnerships to be recognised internationally.

We will introduce extra support for people with disabilities who want to become MPs, councillors or other elected officials.

We will help schools tackle bullying in schools, especially homophobic bullying.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
227051
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Policy Government Equalities Office
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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