Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on gender equality in the workplace.

We are actively monitoring the impact of Covid-19 on the labour market, including the impact on men and women.

It is too early to draw any firm conclusions. We are analysing the ONS labour market statistics released on the 16^th of June, which cover the 3-month period up to the end of April. Analysis of this and other data will provide an indication of early impacts of Covid-19 on the labour market