Equality

Eliminating domestic abuse is on the agenda in Lords debates. Catch up

On Thursday 12 December in Westminster Hall, MPs will hold a debate on Disability History Month.

On Thursday 28 November in the Chamber, MPs will hold a debate on freedom of religion in Pakistan.

On Thursday 21 November in the Chamber, MPs will hold a debate on International Men’s Day.

Sarah Owen MP elected Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee

Women and Equalities Committee Chair Caroline Nokes has written to the Government about non-consensual intimate image abuse.

Levelling Up Committee publishes Disabled people in the housing sector report

MPs to hold a debate on Lesbian Visibility Week

Members discuss economic inclusion of women. Find out more

WEC urges Government to deliver on commitments made to disabled people in the National Disability Strategy

The Government has rejected calls by MPs to introduce a statutory definition of so-called honour-based abuse, despite warnings that it risks remaining a hidden crime without improved understanding of its complexities

In the final podcast of this season’s Committee Corridor, host Caroline Nokes MP hears from three women who have taken part in parliamentary inquiries which consider different aspects of violence against women and girls.

So-called honour-based abuse risks remaining a hidden crime without improved victim support and law enforcement focus, the Women and Equalities Committee has warned.