Claire Coutinho MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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Written questions

  • Disability and Ethnic Groups: EqualityWomen and EqualitiesTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113926More

    Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to publish the Draft Equality (Race and Disability) Bill.

    Answer: As set out in our manifesto and in the King’s Speech in July 2024, the government is committed to introducing mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting for large employers and making the right to equal pay effective for ethnic minority and disa...

    Answered 27 Feb 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Race Equality Engagement GroupWomen and EqualitiesTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113925More

    Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will publish a list of the organisations the Race Equality Engagement Group has (a) met with and (b) engaged with since it was appointed.

    Answer: On 25 September 2025 the Race Equality Engagement Group (REEG) held its first thematic roundtable covering tackling the barriers to accessing finance and investment for ethnic minority entrepreneurs, and the Police Race Action Plan. On 9 December 2025 the...

    Answered 27 Feb 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Gender: DatabasesWomen and EqualitiesTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83370More

    Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the statutory guidance entitled Preparing your data, updated on 11 August 2025, for what reason it is her policy that an employer may exclude an employee who does not self-identify as either

    Answer: The current gender pay gap reporting guidance was drafted in order to reduce the burden on business, and be mindful of variations in their data collection processes. This part of the guidance has not been updated recently. We regularly look at a range of ...

    Answered 18 Nov 2025

    Original Parliament record
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listCabinet Office: 3Cabinet Office3Department for Business and Trade: 1Department for Business and Trade1Department for Culture, Media and Sport: 1Department for Culture, Media a…1Department for Education: 2Department for Education2Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: 25Department for Energy Security …25Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 1Department for Environment, Foo…1Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: 1Department for Science, Innovat…1Department for Transport: 1Department for Transport1Department for Work and Pensions: 1Department for Work and Pensions1Department of Health and Social Care: 9Department of Health and Social…9Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: 1Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel…1Home Office: 3Home Office3Ministry of Defence: 1Ministry of Defence1Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: 12Ministry of Housing, Communitie…12Ministry of Justice: 1Ministry of Justice1Northern Ireland Office: 1Northern Ireland Office1Scotland Office: 1Scotland Office1Treasury: 4Treasury4Women and Equalities: 3Women and Equalities3
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Cabinet Office3
Department for Business and Trade1
Department for Culture, Media and Sport1
Department for Education2
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero25
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs1
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology1
Department for Transport1
Department for Work and Pensions1
Department of Health and Social Care9
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office1
Home Office3
Ministry of Defence1
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government12
Ministry of Justice1
Northern Ireland Office1
Scotland Office1
Treasury4
Women and Equalities3

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