Daniel Zeichner – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Women and Equalities

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Daniel Zeichner on 2015-11-20.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what research the Government Equalities Office has (a) commissioned and (b) assessed on the extent to which women are asked about their plans to have children during job interviews; and what steps the Government plans to take to reduce the incidence of that practice.

Caroline Dinenage

Pregnancy and maternity discrimination is unlawful and wholly unacceptable. The Government and the Equalities and Human Rights Commission are working together on the largest independent research project of its kind in Great Britain to better understand the issues, including that of inappropriate interview questions.

The Government’s next steps will be informed by the final findings of this research, due to be published later this year.