Equality
Equality news from UK Parliament.
Petition leads to plans for new guidance on workplace dress codes
Petitions and Women and Equalities Committees publish Government response to report on high heels
21 April 2017
Lack of Welsh admissions to Oxbridge examined
Welsh Affairs Committee questions directors of admissions for University of Oxford and University of Cambridge
27 March 2017
Deputy Speaker and Government Ministers questioned on hate crime
Home Affairs Committee examines hate crime with representatives from Parliament and Government
21 March 2017
MPs debate Social Mobility Commission state of the nation report
On 23 March MPs debated and approved a motion in the House of Commons
20 March 2017
Brexit: justice for families, individuals and businesses? report published
Government must publish coherent plan for post-Brexit application of judicial cooperation regulations
20 March 2017
Government lacks plan for achieving commitments on equality
Women and Equalities Committee report says Government must publish plan on how it intends to achieve gender equality
14 March 2017
Government must act to embed equality in UK after Brexit
Women and Equalities Committee publishes report on equalities legislation after the EU exit
28 February 2017
MPs debate International Women's Day
On 2 March MPs debated and approved a motion in the House of Commons Chamber
24 February 2017
Government fails to act on gender pay gap recommendations
Women and Equalities Committee says Government will fail to achieve goal of eliminating gender pay gap
21 February 2017
MPs debate publicly accessible amenities for people with disabilities
MPs took part in a Westminster Hall debate on 23 February
10 February 2017
Disability and the built environment: Ministers questioned on Government strategy
Women and Equalities Committee hears from housing Minister Gavin Barwell and transport Minister Andrew Jones
01 February 2017
Directors' duties, executive pay and boardroom diversity examined
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee examines gender diversity in boardrooms with Baroness Hogg
24 January 2017
Directors' duties, executive pay and boardroom diversity examined
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee examines gender diversity in boardrooms with Baroness Hogg
24 January 2017
Backbench Business Committee weekly meeting 17 January 2017
MPs bid for a number of debates including on International Women's Day
17 January 2017
Sports clubs not addressing accessibility needs should face legal action
Culture, Media and Sport Committee publishes report on sports stadia accessibility
16 January 2017