Oral QuestionForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

Tabled: 10 June 2026Answered: 16 June 2026

Asked by

Callum Anderson

LabourBuckingham and Bletchley

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Women and Equalities (Bridget Phillipson)

This Black History Month, I would like to reiterate that people’s race or ethnicity should never be a barrier to opportunity. We are enhancing rights through upcoming legislation on race and disability, equality, employment rights and banning conversion practices. To deliver that important work, we are reforming the Equality Hub to create the office for equality and opportunity in the Cabinet Office. There is much to do, working within and beyond Government, to create opportunity and promote equality across the UK.