Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Baroness Twycross on 2 August 2024 (HL188), what progress have they made in commencing section 106 of the Equality Act 2010.

The Government is committed to commencing Section 106 of the Equality Act 2010, requiring registered political parties to publish anonymised data relating to the diversity of their candidate selections. Our Call for Evidence included questions on implementing the Duty. Responses are being considered and we will set out next steps on this work in due course.