Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government’s gender equality strategy will include measures to tackle discrimination against women in (a) healthcare, (b) work and (c) financial security.

We are a mission-led government and women’s equality is at the heart of all our missions.

On health, we are continuing to work with NHS England and the Women’s Health Ambassador to implement the Women's Health Strategy. Our priorities for delivering the strategy will be aligned with the 10 Year Plan and the government's Missions. The 10 Year Plan will set out how we tackle the inequities that lead to poor health, including those for women.

Women’s equality in the workplace and their financial security go hand in hand. As part of our mission to Make Work Pay we will move further and faster to tackle the gender pay gap, provide high-quality, accessible early years education and improve access to flexible working.

Discrimination has no place in society and we will continue to tackle it in every setting through the protections offered in the Equality Act.