Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the main policy priority is for her Department for 2018; and if she will make a statement.

The Government Equalities Office’s job is to champion equality and to work with people inside and outside government to help make Britain a place where everyone can succeed without facing discrimination. The GEO leads work on policy relating to women, sexual orientation and transgender equality, and has responsibility for a range of equalities legislation.

All Government departments publish single departmental plans, which for the first time have also included equalities objectives. Due to the ministerial change shortly before these were published, GEO has not produced a plan.

The Secretary of State is considering her priorities for this role and will set these out in due course.