Written Question·Women and Equalities·UIN 117942

Candidates: Equality

Tabled: 4 March 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026

Question

Marie Goldman

Liberal DemocratChelmsford

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is required to take before it can commence section 106 of the Equality Act 2010.

Answer

Seema Malhotra
The Government is committed to commencing section 106 of the Equality Act 2010, requiring registered political parties to publish anonymised data relating to the diversity of their candidate selections in accordance with regulations.We are currently explo...

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