Women and Equality – in the House of Commons at 10:30 am on 19 June 2008.
Lyn Brown
PPS (Rt Hon John Denham, Secretary of State), Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
10:30,
19 June 2008
What recent discussions she has had with ministerial colleagues on support for women who are carers.
Barbara Follett
Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Government Equalities Office
The Prime Minister launched the revised National Carers Strategy on
Lyn Brown
PPS (Rt Hon John Denham, Secretary of State), Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Research by USDAW has shown that working carers are not aware of their right to request flexible working. What will the Government do to advertise more widely that right to make it easier for carers in the workplace?
Barbara Follett
Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Government Equalities Office
My hon. Friend is quite right. The research into the knowledge of the right to request flexible working provides some discouraging figures. I have had talks with colleagues in the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform about how we can advertise this. We intend to come forward with a programme.
