Equality
Equality news from UK Parliament.
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
MPs debate Holocaust Memorial Day 2017
On 19 January MPs took part in a general debate on Holocaust Memorial Day 2017
12 January 2017
Hate crime against eastern Europeans and far-right extremism examined
Home Affairs Committee questions cultural organisations and academics on hate crime
10 January 2017
Women MPs after 2020: parties must be held to account
Women and Equalities Committee publishes report on Women in the House of Commons after 2020 election
10 January 2017
Lords debate Social Mobility report
House of Lords debate Select Committee on Social Mobility's report on Tuesday 20 December
15 December 2016
Muslim organisations and academics discuss Islamophobia
Home Affairs Committee questions Tell MAMA, Muslim Council of Britain and academics on Islamophobia
08 December 2016