Oral Question·Women and Equalities
“If the Government will bring forward legislative proposals to amend s.40 of the Equality Act 2010 to protect employees from sexual harassment by third parties in the workplace.”
Tabled: 8 February 2018Answered: 22 February 2018
Asked by
Rachael Maskell
Labour (Co-op) — York Central
Answering Minister
the Minister for Women and Equalities
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Jonathan Reynolds)
I announced in July that we were resuming free trade agreement negotiations with the Gulf Co-operation Council, India, Israel, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland and Türkiye. We have also begun talks with the United States on an economic prosperity deal, and we support the Cabinet Office with trade aspects of the EU reset.