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To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the findings of the Centre for Young Lives report on 'looksmaxxing'; and what steps she is taking to counter the progression of young men...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the findings of the Centre for Young Lives report on 'looksmaxxing'; and what steps she is taking to counter the progression of young men...
This Government is committed to addressing the challenges young men face online and the development of radicalised misogynistic networks. The Online Safety Act requires platforms to take responsibility for the safety of their users by tackling illegal content and protect children from harmful content including misogynistic content. The Government has built on the OSA and gone further in announcing its intention to restrict social media companies from providing services to under-16s.
The Government has also launched its "You Won't Know Until You Ask" campaign to help parents and carers support children in developing critical thinking skills online and resilience to misleading, polarising or harmful content.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential risk of the proposed under-16 social media ban increasing children's exposure to misogynist and extremist rhetoric through migration to unregulated online spaces; and what steps her Department is taking to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential risk of the proposed under-16 social media ban increasing children's exposure to misogynist and extremist rhetoric through migration to unregulated online spaces; and what steps her Department is taking to...
Tackling violence against women and girls remains a top priority for this government.
The banning of social media companies from offering their services to under-16s will help provide additional protections for children. Alongside this, the former Secretary of State wrote to the Ofcom Chair, asking them to make robust enforcement a priority, including working with government to implement all remaining duties from the Online Safety Act and moving to swift and rigorous enforcement where it is appropriate. Under the Act, services are required to prevent children in the UK from encountering harmful content including adjusting algorithms and provide age-appropriate experiences.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sherlock on 15 June (HL505), what progress the Health and Safety Executive have made with their consultation; whether they have ensured women of fertile age are included in the consultees; and when they expect to publish their decision regarding...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sherlock on 15 June (HL505), what progress the Health and Safety Executive have made with their consultation; whether they have ensured women of fertile age are included in the consultees; and when they expect to publish their decision regarding...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has recently consulted widely on proposed changes to the lead in blood exposure levels in the Control of Lead at Work Regulations (CLAW) 2002. The consultation concluded on 7 June 2026, and included consideration of the impact on different categories of workers including women of reproductive capacity and the operability of any proposed changes.
HSE will continue its analysis and engagement to better understand the impact of the proposed levels in the coming months, prior to making any further recommendations for reform. Since early 2025, HSE has been engaging with a range of businesses especially the heritage sector, which employs a high proportion of women, about possible changes to CLAW to inform this work.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of whether the age profile of female victims of crimes allegedly committed by asylum seekers differs from that of female victims of comparable offences committed by the wider population.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of whether the age profile of female victims of crimes allegedly committed by asylum seekers differs from that of female victims of comparable offences committed by the wider population.
The Home Office has not made an assessment of whether the age profile of female victims of crimes allegedly committed by asylum seekers differs from that of female victims of comparable offences committed by the wider population.
All criminal offences are investigated by the police and prosecuted independently where appropriate.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to support the economic empowerment of women and girls in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to support the economic empowerment of women and girls in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
This Government is dedicated to breaking down barriers to economic opportunity for women and girls in every part of the country, including Newcastle-under-Lyme and Staffordshire, and to national initiatives that address the gender pay gap.
Through policies including the Invest in Women Taskforce and the Investing in Women Code, we want women-led businesses in Newcastle-under-Lyme and across Staffordshire to gain fair access to finance, angel investment and venture funding.
Currently, the national gender pay gap stands at 12.8%. The Office for National Statistics releases annual data on the national gender pay gap, including breakdowns by region and constituency, which can be accessed at:
As part of the Employment Rights Act, we have launched action plans encouraging large employers to publish not just what their gender pay gap is, but the concrete actions they are taking to address it, as well as how they are supporting employees experiencing menopause. These action plans will help employers to tackle the barriers that women face in the workplace and better harness their skills.
Departmental select committees were first established in 1979. This briefing paper charts changes in their number and size since 1979.
Departmental select committees were first established in 1979. This briefing paper charts changes in their number and size since 1979.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to support women in the workplace with flexible working.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to support women in the workplace with flexible working.
Through the Employment Rights Act 2025, the government is strengthening the flexible working framework. We are introducing a new requirement that employers must only reject requests where it is reasonable to do so and we will set out a statutory process employers must follow before rejecting a request. Together, these measures will encourage more meaningful discussions about whether flexibility can be accommodated. This will benefit women, particularly mothers, by giving them the chance to balance work alongside their family life and personal circumstances. The government intends to bring these measures into effect in Autumn 2027.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure effective implementation of the Women’s Health Strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure effective implementation of the Women’s Health Strategy.
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 15 September in response to Question 28065.
Lords motion to take note of the state of the prison and probation service in England and Wales. Agreed to on question.
Lords motion to take note of the state of the prison and probation service in England and Wales. Agreed to on question.
My Lords, I thank all who will contribute this afternoon. It is an impressive list, and I am looking forward to hearing some valuable contributions to what is, at the present time, a very important subject. I thank you for making time after a busy week. I particularly welcome the...
My Lords, I thank all who will contribute this afternoon. It is an impressive list, and I am looking forward to hearing some valuable contributions to what is, at the present time, a very important subject. I thank you for making time after a busy week. I particularly welcome the...
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, on securing this debate and I am grateful for how he opened it. I thought he was going to be a little more critical and, in turn, I have written a counter speech. I want to speak primarily about rehabilitation, which...
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, on securing this debate and I am grateful for how he opened it. I thought he was going to be a little more critical and, in turn, I have written a counter speech. I want to speak primarily about rehabilitation, which...
My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Brooke, and I join him in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, not only on the tremendous work that he has done in this particular area but for securing the debate and his excellent opening speech. I also look...
My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Brooke, and I join him in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, not only on the tremendous work that he has done in this particular area but for securing the debate and his excellent opening speech. I also look...
I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Foster, and his most interesting speech. This is an excellent debate on crucial issues, and I am so glad that the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, has managed to bring it forward. I also say how glad I am that the noble...
I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Foster, and his most interesting speech. This is an excellent debate on crucial issues, and I am so glad that the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, has managed to bring it forward. I also say how glad I am that the noble...
My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss. I also express my appreciation for the outstanding speech of the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, and thank him for introducing this debate.
I propose to address only one point, already raised by the noble Lord,...
My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss. I also express my appreciation for the outstanding speech of the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, and thank him for introducing this debate.
I propose to address only one point, already raised by the noble Lord,...
My Lords, it is a very special privilege first to have listened to the speech of my noble and learned friend Lord Leveson of Liverpool and now to have the chance to add a few remarks. I wish first to convey the apologies of my noble and learned friends Lord...
My Lords, it is a very special privilege first to have listened to the speech of my noble and learned friend Lord Leveson of Liverpool and now to have the chance to add a few remarks. I wish first to convey the apologies of my noble and learned friends Lord...
My Lords, not for the first time, I am feeling a bit outclassed and overawed by the legal and judicial expertise in this place that has produced so many excellent speeches. I particularly thank the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, for inviting us to talk about the state of prisons and...
My Lords, not for the first time, I am feeling a bit outclassed and overawed by the legal and judicial expertise in this place that has produced so many excellent speeches. I particularly thank the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, for inviting us to talk about the state of prisons and...
I congratulate my noble friend Lord Farmer on introducing this debate and thank him for doing so with his usual calmness and analysis. Every time he speaks on this subject—and he is a renowned expert—the House listens with great care, and we did so again today.
I also welcome and congratulate...
I congratulate my noble friend Lord Farmer on introducing this debate and thank him for doing so with his usual calmness and analysis. Every time he speaks on this subject—and he is a renowned expert—the House listens with great care, and we did so again today.
I also welcome and congratulate...
My Lords, I too have very little experience in this area, but I felt I did have something worth saying from a professional point of view. My experience of prisons is not personal but, while I was on call at Hammersmith Hospital, I did go inside prisons to see sick...
My Lords, I too have very little experience in this area, but I felt I did have something worth saying from a professional point of view. My experience of prisons is not personal but, while I was on call at Hammersmith Hospital, I did go inside prisons to see sick...
It is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Winston. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, for securing this important debate, and I pay tribute to all the work he does on this subject. I also welcome the noble and learned Lord, Lord Leveson, and congratulate him...
It is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Winston. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, for securing this important debate, and I pay tribute to all the work he does on this subject. I also welcome the noble and learned Lord, Lord Leveson, and congratulate him...
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, for providing the opportunity for such a vital debate. I am delighted to see the noble and learned Lord, Lord Leveson, sitting on the Cross Benches. I thank him for his excellent and wise but very sobering maiden speech.
I speak as...
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, for providing the opportunity for such a vital debate. I am delighted to see the noble and learned Lord, Lord Leveson, sitting on the Cross Benches. I thank him for his excellent and wise but very sobering maiden speech.
I speak as...