Women and Equalities (including Topical Questions)
MPs question a government minister
Oral questions to the Women and Equalities Department cover the government's work on gender equality, women's rights, and equalities issues across public policy. The session includes topical questions, allowing MPs to raise urgent or current issues affecting women and equalities groups. This is a routine opportunity for scrutiny of the department's progress on equal pay, workplace discrimination, support for vulnerable groups, and implementation of equalities legislation.
Women and equalities issues affect the majority of the population and cut across employment, education, health, and social care. How government addresses gender pay gaps, discrimination, and support for marginalised groups shapes opportunity and fairness across the economy and society. This scrutiny holds the department accountable for progress on commitments made in government.
23 questions
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle violence against women and girls.
Alison HumeLabourScarborough and WhitbyWhat steps she is taking to improve awareness of violence against women and girls in schools.
Clive EffordLabourEltham and ChislehurstWhat steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce inequalities experienced by children in poverty.
David WilliamsLabourStoke-on-Trent NorthWhat steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce inequalities experienced by children in poverty.
Douglas McAllisterLabourWest DunbartonshireWhat steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support women who have been sexually assaulted in public service.
Edward MorelloLiberal DemocratsWest DorsetWhat steps she is taking to help end discrimination against ethnic minority people.
Jas AthwalLabourIlford SouthWhat steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle violence against women and girls.
Jessica ToaleLabourBournemouth WestWhat steps she plans to take to support cross-community interfaith work.
Lisa SmartLiberal DemocratsHazel GroveWhat steps she is taking to help tackle pay disparities for ethnic minority people.
Matt TurmaineLabourWatfordWhat steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle violence against women and girls.
Mr Connor RandLabourAltrincham and Sale West
Ms Julie MinnsWhat steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle antisemitism.
Rebecca SmithConservativeSouth West DevonWhat steps she is taking to help tackle discrimination against trans people.
Sarah CoombesLabourWest BromwichWhat steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support elderly domestic abuse victims.
Sonia KumarLabourDudleyWhether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her Department’s policies on ethnicity pay gap reporting of UK Music’s report entitled Black Music Means Business, published in March 2026.
Zöe FranklinLiberal DemocratsGuildford
Andrew George
Blake Stephenson
Euan Stainbank
Freddie van Mierlo
Jayne Kirkham
Jerome Mayhew
Peter Fortune
Uma Kumaran
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