Question

Asked by Lord Gascoigne to Women and Equalities on 26 October 2026 — tabled under the Andy Burnham government

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Office for Equality and Opportunity on 18 September (HC28997), what plans they have for the Office for Equality and Opportunity's Class Unit to asse

Answer

Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury (Labour)

The Class Unit has no plans to do so.

Verdict: GREEN (85/100)

The question asked whether the Class Unit has any plans to assess the matter raised. The reply answers this directly and clearly: it states that there are no such plans. The reply gives no reasons for this position, but the question did not ask for them, so the answer is complete for what was asked.

How we got there

Question itemCoverageSpecificityRationale
What plans the Government has for the Office for Equality and Opportunity's Class Unit to assess the matter referred to in the Written Answer of 18 September (HC28997) Addressed Direct The item asks what plans exist for the Class Unit to assess the matter, and the reply directly states that the Class Unit has no such plans, which is a complete factual answer to that question. The reply gives no reason, but the item does not ask why, so this is not a hedge.

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