Employment

Baroness Stowell of Beeston Excerpts
Thursday 19th November 2015

(9 years, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Stowell of Beeston Portrait The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Stowell of Beeston) (Con)
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My Lords, it is the turn of the Lib Dems.

Lord Wrigglesworth Portrait Lord Wrigglesworth
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My Lords, encouraging though those national figures are, does the noble Baroness accept that they mask massive disparities between different regions of this country, in particular between the north and south? What are the Government doing about that?

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Baroness Stowell of Beeston Portrait The Lord Privy Seal
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We will go to the Lib Dems but, if the contribution is brief, we can get another Labour Peer in.

Baroness Manzoor Portrait Baroness Manzoor
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My Lords, in education, girls outperform boys in GCSEs, A-levels and graduate studies. However, across 90% of all sectors there remains a pay gap for women working full-time, particularly for those working in the finance and insurance industry. What are the Government doing to address this gap?