PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Employment: Females (30 April 2019)

Question Asked

What steps his Department is taking to support women at work.

Asked by:
Helen Whately (Conservative)

Answer

The Industrial Strategy aims to boost productivity by backing businesses to create good jobs and increase earning power for all.

This includes removing barriers faced by women in accessing and progressing at work and in starting and growing a business, as explored in the recent Rose Review.

We are also giving parents more choice about who is the primary carer in the first year of their babies’ lives through the Shared Parental Leave and Pay scheme.


Answered by:
Kelly Tolhurst (Conservative)
30 April 2019

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