Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to help reduce the gender pay gap.

The gender pay gap has fallen by approximately a quarter in the last decade.

It was a Conservative government that introduced gender pay gap reporting, building on the robust equal pay protections we already have in the Equality Act.

To accelerate progress we have supported legislation to: enhance flexible working, extend redundancy protection for those on maternity leave, and introduce carers leave.