Question follow-through · 22946
Vocational Education: Boys
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of section 158 of the Equality Act 2010 in the context of providing white, working-class boys with access to vocational training.
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- Answering body
- Women and Equalities
- Tabled
- 9 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 15 Jan 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of section 158 of the Equality Act 2010 in the context of providing white, working-class boys with access to vocational training.
13 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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15 Jan 2025
Answer published
Section 158 of the Equality Act 2010 permits the use of positive action measures to alleviate disadvantage experienced by people who share a protected characteristic, reduce their under-representation in relation to particular activities, and meet their p...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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