Oral Question·Women and Equalities
“If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of a four-day working week on gender equality.”
Tabled: 9 May 2024Answered: 15 May 2024
Answering Minister
the Minister for Women and Equalities
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Hilary Benn)
The IRC’s report highlights progress, but reminds us that there is still much to do to tackle paramilitarism and the harm it causes. Following discussion with the Irish Government, it has been agreed to support a short, independent scoping exercise to assess whether there is merit in a formal process to bring about paramilitary group disbandment, as the IRC has suggested, and whether there would be public support for such a process.